NOTICE:— 

This  book  and  contents,  designs,  plans,  illus¬ 
trations,  and  reading  matter  have  been  copy¬ 
righted,  19 18  by  the  Berkshire  Lumber  Company 
of  Pittsfield,  Mass.  All  infringements  of  this 
copyright  will  be  vigorously  prosecuted. 


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ORDER 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO. 

PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


(Town) 

Date . 

Ship  me  all  material  for  Artcraft  building. 
Plan  or  Style . .  Size . 


(State) 


(N  ame  of  design) 

. .  according  to 


specifications,  terms  and  guarantee.  I  will  pay  $ . total 

price  of  material  and  extras  within  five  days  from  arrival  or  return 
same  in  original  condition. 

(If  you  pay  cash  with  order,  use  the  following) 

<  Check  ) 


ADVANCE  IN  PRICES 

On  June  1,  1918,  all  prices  in  this  catalog  are  advanced  10%  and  are 
subject  to  further  change  without  notice. 

These  prices  were  made  up  in  the  Fall  of  1917,  and  while  our  ad¬ 
vance  is  but  10%,  prices  on  our  materials  have  advanced  from  25% 
to  over  50%. 

If  you  do  not  want  to  build  until  later,  send  us  10%  of  the  price 
now  and  we  will  hold  material  for  sixty  days,  thus  saving  you  any 
further  advance  in  price. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  COMPANY 


nay.  They  enjoy  the  highest  credit  end 
:eep  ell  of  their  bills  discounted.  We 
'eel  that  any  prospective  customers  may  have 
10  hesitancy  In  sending  the  (poney  to  them  with 
their  orders  as  we  understand  that  If  the  goods 
»re  net  entirely  satisfactory  they  may  return 
at  shipper's  expense  aid  the  money  will  be  prompt¬ 
ly  refunded. 


Yours  very  truly. 


_ .  J 


all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing,  sash,  glass,  doors, 
mouldings,  mill-work,  paint,  builders’  hardware,  and 
complete  detailed  plans  and  instructions  necessary  to 
erect  and  finish  the  building  according  to  description, 
specifications  and  terms. 

If  building  is  ordered  “Ready-Cut”  we  further  guar¬ 
antee  that  all  lumber,  except  outside  and  inside  finish 
will  be  cut  and  finished  to  proper  size,  shape  and  pat¬ 
tern  to  be  used  in  the  building  without  further  sawing 
or  fitting,  if  erected  according  to  accompanying  plans 
and  instructions,  and  we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser  or  his  direct  employees 
in  re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted  incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


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(TEAR  THIS  OUT  AND  MAIL) 


NOTICE:— 

Th  is  book  and  contents,  designs,  plans,  illus¬ 
trations,  and  reading  matter  have  been  copy¬ 
righted,  19 1 8  by  the  Berkshire  Lumber  Company 
of  Pittsfield,  Mass.  All  infringements  of  this 
copyright  will  be  vigorously  prosecuted. 


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ADVANCE  IN  PRICES 

On  June  1,  1918,  all  prices  in  this  catalog  are  advanced  10%  and  are 
subject  to  further  change  without  notice. 

These  prices  were  made  up  in  the  Fall  of  1917,  and  while  our  ad¬ 
vance  is  but  10%,  prices  on  our  materials  have  advanced  from  25% 
to  over  50%. 

If  you  do  not  want  to  build  until  later,  send  us  10%  of  the  price 
now  and  we  will  hold  material  for  sixty  days,  thus  saving  you  any 
further  advance  in  price. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  COMPANY 


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ORDER 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO. 

PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


(Town) 

Date . 


(State) 


Ship  me  ail  material  for  Artcraft  building. 
Plan  or  Style . .  Size . 


(Name  of  design) 

.  according  to 


specifications,  terms  and  guarantee.  I  will  pay  $ . total 

price  of  material  and  extras  within  five  days  from  arrival  or  return 
same  in  original  condition. 

(If  you  pay  cash  with  order,  use  the  following) 

( Check  | 

I  enclose  herewith  Draft  r for  $....: . which  is 

(  Money  Order  ) 

catalog  price  for  all  material,  less  3%  discount  for  cash. 


Price  of  Material .  Sign . 

Freight  Charges .  Street  or  R.  R.  No. 

Changes  or  Extras. Postoffice . 


Total 


State 


(If  material  is  to  be  shipped  on  approval,  please  have  the  follow¬ 
ing  signed  by  a  Bank,  Trust  Company,  Building  Loan  Association 
or  other  responsible  business  concern.) 

We  hereby  guarantee  that  payment  will  be  made  on  above  order 
as  specified,  if  material  is  according  to  description  and  specifications. 
Otherwise  goods  will  be  returned  in  original  condition  within  five 
days  of  arrival. 


Date... 
Town . 
State.. 


(Sign). 


BOND 


Officer 


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Pittsfield .Mass.  December  13,  1916, 


TO  WHOM  IT  MAY  COXCERN: 

We  take  great  pleasure  In  testl- 
*ylnf  to  the  business  Integrity  and  general 
espons  ibillty  of  the  Berkshire  Lumber  Com- 
any.  They  enjoy  the  highest  credit  and 
eep  all  of  their  bills  discounted.  Wo 
’eel  that  any  prospective  customers  may  have 
>o  hesitancy  in  sending  the  money  to  them  with 
their  orders  as  we  understand  that  if  the  goods 
ire  not  entirely  satisfactory  they  may  return 
at  shipper's  expense  and  the  money  will  be  prompt¬ 
ly  refunded. 


Yours  very  truly. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order, 
subject  to  five  days’  examination  and  approval.  Ship¬ 
ment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not 
according  to  above  specifications  and  description. 
Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank, 
trust  company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form 
covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the  catalog 
price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and 
freight  charges  is  sent  with  order,  entire  amount  to  be 
promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original 
condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish 
all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing,  sash,  glass,  doors, 
mouldings,  mill-work,  paint,  builders’  hardware,  and 
complete  detailed  plans  and  instructions  necessary  to 
erect  and  finish  the  building  according  to  description, 
specifications  and  terms. 

If  building  is  ordered  “Ready-Cut”  we  further  guar¬ 
antee  that  all  lumber,  except  outside  and  inside  finish 
will  be  cut  and  finished  to  proper  size,  shape  and  pat¬ 
tern  to  be  used  in  the  building  without  further  sawing 
or  fitting,  if  erected  according  to  accompanying  plans 
and  instructions,  and  we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser  or  his  direct  employees 
in  re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted  incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


(TEAR  THIS  OUT  AND  MAIL) 


FOREWORD 

In  offering  the  Artcraft  Plan  Booh,  we  have  in  mind  the  crying  need  of 
the  American  home  builder  for  practical  assistance  in  the  planning  and  build¬ 
ing  of  attractive  and  economical  frame  structures.  There  has  been  too  much 
groping  in  the  dark,  too  much  reliance  on  haphazard  information  usually  in¬ 
accurate,  impractical,  or  without  consideration  of  local  conditions  of  climate, 
cost,  or  supply  of  material. 

We  believe  that  the  inexperienced  builder  should  be  offered  for  his  selection 
photographic  designs  of  every  style  of  architecture  that  he  may  choose  intelli¬ 
gently  and  be  satisfied  with  his  choice ;  that  he  should  be  informed  as  to  the 
best  methods  of  construction  for  safety,  strength  and  economy  so  that  his 
structure  may  be  durable  and  strong  and  his  money  not  wasted  by  improper 
practice.  We  believe  he  should  know  the  characteristics  and  the  relative  values 
of  the  many  different  woods  and  materials  now  being  used,  that  he  may  select 
the  best  and  cheapest  for  his  purpose ;  and  we  further  believe  that  he  should 
know  definitely  the  finished  cost  of  any  building  so  that  he  may  be  guided  in  his 
selection  and  secure  the  most  suitable  for  the  funds  at  hand. 

We  have  undertaken  to  furnish  this  information  in  a  concrete  and  non¬ 
technical  form  because  it  has  not  hitherto  in  that  shape  been  available  to  the 
real  home-builders  of  America,  those  who  build,  pay  for,  and  live  in  their  own 
houses. 

Public  Architects  have  not  found  it  practicable  nor  advisable  to  spend  their 
time  on  inexpensive  residences,  barns  and  outbuildings',  structural  engineers 
could  not  afford  to  work  out  the  details  for  individual  clients  on  such  class  of 
work',  it  is  hardly  reasonable  to  expect  a  contractor,  not  only  to  erect  the  build¬ 
ing  but  also  to  furnish  plans,  specifications  and  accurate  estimate  of  final  cost 
when  the  builder  himself  is  not  quite  sure  of  what  he  wants,  how  he  wants  it 
built,  nor  what  materials  are  to  be  used',  and  carpenters  cannot  be  in  a  position 
to  closely  follow  the  fluctuations  in  the  lumber  market  and  the  rapidly  changing 
conditions  in  the  sources  of  supply. 

It  is  to  meet  this  great  deficiency  in  present  building  methods  that  Art- 
craft  Homes  were  designed  and  this  Plan  Book  issued.  The  past  operations 
of  this  company,  combined  with  the  personnel  of  its  present  corps  of  experts, 
has  made  it  possible  to  submit  new  and  attractive  designs  by  graduate  archi¬ 
tects',  simple  and  efficient  construction  details  evolved  by  practical  contractors', 
economy  and  strength  of  framing  based  on  accurate  engineering  data',  and 
finally  a  low  and  complete  cost  of  material  especially  selected  for  every  pur¬ 
pose  by  men  of  long  and  successful  experience  in  manufacturing  and  handling 
lumber  and  building  supplies  of  every  description  from  every  available  source. 

If,  through  the  suggestions  to  be  found  in  the  pages  of  this  little  volume,  we 
may  help  to  crystalize  uncertain  hopes  of  building  into  definitely  formed  ideas 
of  the  finished  Home, — if,  by  the  information  set  forth,  we  shall  have  shown 
the  practical  way  to  the  realization  of  those  ideas  and  to  the  actual  fulfillment 
of  the  most  noble  desire  of  man,  that  of  Home-Creation,  then  shall  we  consider 
our  work  well  done,  our  time  and  expense  amply  repaid,  and  our  sole  purpose 
most  successfully  accomplished. 


HISTORY  AND  RESOURCES 


CHAS.  D.  BUTLER 
Salmon-fishing  in  Alaska 


WM.  T.  BUTLER 
At  His  Desk 


The  Berkshire  Lumber  Company  is  the  culmination  of  the  life’s  work  of 
three  generations  of  Butlers,  grandfather,  father  and  son.  It  represents  the 
accumulated  knowledge,  experience  and  progress  of  one  family  engaged  in 
the  lumber  and  building  material  business  since  1870.  Forty-six  years’  con¬ 
tinuous  service  OF  THIS  SAME  COMMUNITY  in 
the  one  line  of  industry  has  made  this  company 
the  largest  organization  of  its  kind  in  Western 
Massachusetts. 

In  its  pres¬ 
ent  form  the 
BERKSHIRE 
LUMBER 
COM  P  ANY 

was  started 
by  Chas.  D. 

Butler,  and 
William  T. 

Butler  in 
May,  1900,  on 
the  land  for¬ 
merly  occu¬ 
pied  as  a  coal 
yard  on  Co¬ 
lumbus  Ave. 
and  which 
still  forms  a 

part  of  their  location.  The  beginning  was 
modest;  the  resources  were  stronger  on  ex¬ 
perience,  knowledge  and  service  than  in 
capital.  The  old  coal  sheds  were  used  for  storage  of  lumber  and  material  and 
the  stock  was  more  for  actual  requirements  than  for  size.  The  experience 
of  the  father,  Chas.  D.  Butler,  for  twenty  years  with  his  father,  J.  H.  Butler, 
in  the  same  line  was  ably  supplemented  by  the  assistance  of  the  son,  Wil¬ 
liam  T.  Butler,  who  himself  had  previously  served  eight  years  with  the  foun¬ 
der  of  the  business,  and  two  years  with  the  Gale  Lumber  Company. 

So  it  was  that  the  knowledge  and  industry  of  both  was  utilized  to  fullest 
advantage  and  by  hard  work,  by  persistent  efforts,  by  rendering  the  service 
their  experience  had  taught  them  best,  and  by  fair  treatment  and  honest  deal¬ 
ings,  the  business  grew  and  developed  from  this  small  beginning  to  its  present 
magnitude. 

During  this  development,  practical  foresight  urged  the  acquisition  of 
standing  timber  as  a  protection  against  constantly  advancing  prices  and  the 

growing  scarcity  of  material  for  the  best  quality  of 
lumber.  Standing  Spruce  and  Hemlock  timber  was 
found  accessible  within  wagon-haul  of  Pittsfield, 
and  one  tract  of  25,000,000  feet  of  first  growth  White 
Pine  was  purchased  in 
Nova  Scotia.  In  many 
cases  the  land  was 
bought  outright,  i  n 
others  the  standing 
trees  only  were  ac¬ 
quired,  until  thous¬ 
ands  of  acres,  and 
millions  of  feet  of  timber  became  the  property 
of  this  company.  Some  of  this  has  already 
been  cut  to  supply  the  pressing  needs  of  the 
business,  but  most  of  it  still  stands  as  a  guar¬ 
antee  of  supply  and  a  protection  to  customers 
against  unreasonable  or  exorbitant  prices  of 
lumber,  which  unusual  trade  conditions  may  produce  at  any  time. 

As  the  volume  of  trade  expanded  more  room  was  needed  and  acquired 
whenever  adjoining  land  could  be  secured  at  reasonable  prices.  Along  Co- 


Timber  owned  by  the 
Berkshire  Lumber  Company 


Lumber  at  Berkshire  Lumber 
Co.’s  Saw  Mill 


Part  of  Window  Stock 


Iumbus  Ave.  the  yard  grew,  then  across  the  street  to  the  corner  of  Francis  Ave., 
then  clear  through  the  block  to  Summer  Street,  until  it  covers  a  considerable 
part  of  three  city  blocks.  8*3  ..... 

Today  this  company  actually  owns  and  uses  over  one  hundred  thousand 
square  feet  of  land  in  the  business  center  of  Pittsfield  and  leases  five  thous- 

a  n  d  feet  addi¬ 
tional.  On  this 
site  stand  the 
buildings  requir¬ 
ed  for  the  varied 
purposes  of  the 
industry.  These 
include  : — t  h  e 
general  offices; 
the  specialty  mill 
equipped  with 
modern  machin- 
Specialty  Mill  ery  for  the  man¬ 

ufacture  of  finishing  material,  cabinet  work, 
fixtures,  door  and  window  frames;  the  three 
story  brick  and  other  warehouses  storing  ten  to  twelve  car-loads  of  doors,  win¬ 
dows,  frames,  mill-work,  wall-board,  paint,  and  hundreds  of  tons  of  cement, 

lime,  plaster, 
plaster-board  and 
other  building 
accessories;  and 
now  the  new 
ready-cut  house 
factory  with  a  ca¬ 
pacity  for  sawing 
and  fitting  100,000 
feet  of  lumber 
per  day.  Six  large 
storage  sheds  hold 
over  two  million 
feet  of  dressed 

lumber,  besides  three  to  four  million  feet  of 
rough  lumber  and  millions  of  shingles  and  lath  piled  in  the  yards. 

The  entire  plant  is  served  by  1500  feet  of  private  railroad  track,  by  which 
cars  are  unloaded  and  loaded  directly  from  piles  and  sheds  without  hauling 
or  handling.  These  tracks  are  connected  with  the  system  of  the  B.  &  A.  and 
the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  railroads,  offering  direct 
through  connections  to  all  points,  on  the  lowest 
possible  rates,  without  transfer  or  delays. 

The  American  Lumberman,  the  official 
organ  of  the  lumber  industry  of  North  America, 
says  “The  Berkshire  Lumber  Company  of  Pitts¬ 
field,  Mass.,  is  a  plant  with  a  passion  for  order 
and  system  and  has  the  reputation  of  being  as 
well  and  completely  stocked  as  any  in  New 
England.” 


Corner  of  Door  Floor 


In  the  Glazing  Room 


Delivery  Service 


These  resources,  these  facilities  for  furnishing  anything  and  everything  in 
the  building  material,  this  immense  reserve  stock  of  supplies  backed  up  by 

millions  of  feet  of  standing  timber,  and 
these  methods  of  cour¬ 
teous  treatment  and 
square  dealing  which 
have  made  the  Berkshire 
Lumber  Company  what 
it  is  today,  are  now,  and 
will  be  at  the  service  of 
anyone  in  any  way  inter¬ 
ested  in  building  supplies 
for  present  or  future  use.  An  inquiry  or  a  simple  request 
for  information  is  given  as  much  consideration  as  a  con¬ 
tract  for  a  trainload  of  lumber,  and  an  order  for  a  bunch  of 
shingles  receives  the  same  careful  attention  as  a  requisition 
for  a  complete  Artcraft  Home. 


♦ 

PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 

CAPITAL  $  200,000.  SURPLUS  $550,000. 

IRVING  D.FERREY,  President 

W.  MURRAY  CRANE, vice  President  PRANK  W.  DUTTON,  Cashier 
ERWIN  H.  KE  N  N  E  DY.  Asst,  cas  hier  CLARK  J.  HARDING,  ASSt.Cashier 

December  11,  1916. 


TO  WHOM  IT  MAY  CONCEM:- 

We  are  very  glad  to  have  the  opportunity 
of  testifying  to  the  integrity  and  high  financial 
ability  of  the  Berkshire  Dumber  Company  of  Pittsfield, 
Mass. 

The  company  owns  thousands  of  acres  of  stand¬ 
ing  timber  in  this  and  other  fields,  which  have  been 
gradually  acquired  under  favorable  market  conditions 
since  1905,  and  which  they  manufacture  into  lumber 
for  their  own  trade. 

Our  long  business  relations  with  the  company, 
as  well  as  our  personal  acquaintance  with  the  partners, 
we  believe  qualifies  us  to  recommend  them  for  their 
upright  business  methods  and  reliability  in  all  their 
dealings  • 


Yours  very  truly. 


Cashier 


ARTCRAFT  HOMES 


Explanation 


ARTCRAFT  is  the  general  name  applied  to  all  complete  buildings  shown  in  this  catalog.  Accord¬ 
ing  to  the  kind  of  structure,  they  are  classified  under  the  various  divisions  as  shown  at  the  top  of  each 
page,  “Homes  of  Distinction”  etc.,  under  which  the  building  described  on  that  page  is  properly  listed. 

Two  prices  are  quoted  for  each  building,  one  “ not  Ready-Cut”,  which  means  that  all  lumber, 
except  window  and  outside  door  frames  (these  are  furnished  cut,  bundled  and  ready  to  nail  together), 
is  furnished  in  ordinary  stock  lengths  and  your  carpenter  cuts  the  material  on  the  job  as  he  has 
always  done  it  heretofore — and  one  on  “Terry’s  Improved  Ready-Cut”,  for  which  all  lumber  with 
the  exception  of  the  outside  finish  and  inside  trim  will  be  already  sawed  and  fitted,  branded  and 
bundled,  ready  to  be  nailed  in  place. 

On  the  back  of  every  page  is  shown  the  exact  specifications  of  the  material  furnished  for  the 
price  quoted,  the  terms  of  sale,  and  the  ARTCRAFT  guarantee. 


Every  design  is  named,  and  the  buildings  are  arranged  alphabetically  in  the  books,  as,  for  example, 
“ALBERTA”  “ALMEDA”  “BEVERLY”  etc. 


“HOMES  OF  DISTINCTION”  are  the  best  dwellings  that  we  know  how  to  build.  Nothing  has 
been  spared  to  include  character  of  design,  the  very  best  material  that  we  can  obtain  for  the  purpose  at  a 
reasonable  price,  and  all  those  little  touches  of  refinement,  beauty  and  convenience  that  are  considered 
invaluable  by  so  many  home  builders.  So  much  in  the  way  of  extra  quality  have  we  included  in  these 
homes  that  it  is  only  by  the  closest  standardization  of  material  and  construction  details,  and  by  selling 
and  buying  in  enormous  quantities  and  only  for  cash  that  we  are  able  to  furnish  them  at  the  prices  we 
have  listed. 


“PLEASURE-CRAFT”  are  for  the  sea-shore,  the  lake-side  and  the  hunting  lodge.  The  essential 
elements  are  plenty  of  room,  ventilation  and  convenience.  Weather  proof,  substantial  structures  of 
graceful  appearances  in  which  the  extra  features  necessary  in  permanent  all-the-year-round  abodes 
have  been  omitted,  permitting  them  to  be  sold  at  a  price  within  the  reach  of  everyone— even  for  week 
ends  only  in  the  summer  time. 


“ARTCRAFT  GARAGES”  introduce  an  entirely  new  feature.  That  is,  a  design  of  garage  to  harmon¬ 
ize  strictly  with  the  architectural  style  and  detail  of  the  main  house.  The  entire  effect  of  the  home,  ar¬ 
tistically,  is  lost  when  a  garage  of  entirely  different  type  is  stuck  on  a  lot  alongside  or  close  to  a  modem, 
attractively  designed  home.  We  show  several  types  of  garages  in  various  sizes  and  will  furnish  especially 
designed  garages  to  accurately  match  the  character  and  style  of  any  ARTCRAFT  HOUSE,  at  no  extra 
price  over  the  bare  cost  of  the  material. 


“ARTCRAFT  BARNS”  are  built  solely  on  the  principles  of  strength,  economy  and  practicability  with 
the  added  items  of  scientific  ventilation,  and  expert  arrangements  for  the  necessities  of  animal  industry 
and  supply  storage. 


“DEMOUNTABLES”  provide  for  circumstances  requiring  temporary  set-ups  and  quick  removals 
from  place  to  place.  The  Artcraft  patented  construction  provides  weather-,  sound,  cold-,  and  heat-proof 
walls,  erection  and  demounting  without  tools,  and  enlargement  and  remodeling  of  any  character  by  sub¬ 
stitution  of  different  interchangeable  universal  sections,  without  disturbing  any  other  parts  of  the  build¬ 
ing. 


Such  are  the  different  classes  of  ARTCRAFT  BUILDINGS.  Every  building  of  every  class  both 
“Not  Ready-Cut”  and  “Ready-Cut”  is  designed  and  detailed,  material  is  supplied,  and  plans  are 
furnished  for  erecting  on  the  basic  principles  and  according  to  the  construction  details  of  ARTCRAFT  as 
fully  explained  on  the  following  pages. 


ARTCRAFT  HOMES 

The  ART  in  Artcraft 


Artcraft  means  Science  or  Art  in  Designing  coupled  with  Skill  or  Strength 
acquired  from  experience.  Forethought  in  planning  based  on  practical  knowl¬ 
edge  of  one’s  trade.  Artcraft  Homes  combine  attractive  outlines  and  beautiful 
appearance  with  strength,  durability,  and  economy  of  construction.  Artistic 
lines  and  scientific  planning  founded  on  those  construction  details  that 
through  continued  trials  and  exhaustive  tests  have  proven  themselves  in 
strength,  endurance  and  practicability. 

HOMES  NOT  HOUSES 

It  is  no  more  than  right  that  the  builder  should  have  a  “Home”  not  a 
“house”  no  matter  how  large  or  how  small  he  builds  it;  that  regardless  of 
price,  he  should  have  an  attractive  and  neat  design,  something  new  and  differ¬ 
ent  from  his  next  door  neighbors.  Artcraft  Homes  cost  no  more  than  the 
same  size  houses  of  no  beauty  nor  architectural  lines. 

BUILT  FOR  EASY  HOUSE-KEEPING 
The  house-wife  is  entitled  to  pleasant  surroundings  and  convenient  room 
arrangement  that  will  enable  her  to  make  the  real  Home  for  the  family  without 
the  useless  steps  and  constant  drudgery  that  should  be  but  unpleasant  memo¬ 
ries  of  slave  days  and  savage  customs.  In  the  kitchen,  the  woman’s  work-shop, 
there  must  be  light  and  air,  drainage  and  ventilation,  provisions  for  storage 
that  are  handy  and  easily  accessible;  and  there  must  be  easy  and  direct  access 
to  all  other  parts  of  the  house.  To  the  cellar,  there  must  be  stairs  easy  to 
climb  and  without  exposure  to  the  elements,  and  an  entrance  to  permit  bring¬ 
ing  in  coal  and  supplies  without  “mussing-up”  the  kitchen  and  other  rooms. 
And  there  must  by  all  means  be  handy  closets  for  every  bed-room  and  main 
entry  that  clothes  may  be  put  in  their  places  and  kept  there.  Search  for  these 
easy  house-keeping  necessities  in  other  makes  will  emphasize  their  presence 
in  Artcraft  plans. 

SCIENTIFIC  LIGHTING,  HEATING  AND  VENTILATING 
The  health  and  prosperity  of  the  whole  family  are  dependant  upon  the 
lighting,  heating  and  ventilating  system.  Sunlight  is  nature’s  greatest  rem¬ 
edy;  fresh  air  its  most  nutritious  tonic.  Artcraft  Homes  are  arranged  to  pro¬ 
vide  the  maximum  of  light  with  the  minimum  exposure;  windows  are  scien¬ 
tifically  placed  for  ventilation  combined  with  protection ;  and  doors  are  group¬ 
ed  to  permit  the  circulation  of  air  currents  without  “drafts”  and  with  due 
regard  to  privacy  and  isolation.  The  location  of  chimneys  alone  is  a  deep 
problem  that  has  been  successfully  solved  in  every  Artcraft  Home.  Note  that 
in  every  design  the  chimney  is  so  located  that  it  may  be  used  for  the  furnace, 
for  the  kitchen  stove,  and  if  desired,  for  stoves  in  the  living  rooms. 

ARRANGED  FOR  FURNITURE 

The  positions  of  all  door  and  window  openings  are  arranged  for  the  proper 
placing  of  beds,  dressers,  tables,  etc.  This  is  a  most  important  point  and  very 
often  absolutely  neglected  by  designers  and  builders.  More  often  than  not 
have  you  found  rooms  where  the  bed  had  to  be  placed  in  the  middle  of  the 
floor,  or  dressers  turned  in  a  corner  to  permit  use  of  the  doors  and  windows. 
The  more  thoroughly  the  floor  plans  of  Artcraft  Homes  are  examined  the  more 
thoroughly  will  be  appreciated  the  time  and  thought  that  have  been  put  into 


their  arrangement  for  comfort  and  for  convenience  without  putting  the  cost 
beyond  reason. 

COMPLETE  BUILDING  PLANS  FURNISHED 

It  is  not  alone  in  design  and  arrangement  that  Artcraft  Homes  deserve 
your  support.  The  accurate,  fully  detailed  plans  that  are  furnished  with 
every  building  leave  no  chance  for  the  contractor  to  misunderstand  the  con¬ 
struction  details,  no  opportunity  to  build  anything  but  the  HOUSE  YOU 
BOUGHT.  The  relation,  dimensions,  size,  shape  and  proper  position  of  all 
the  parts  are  so  plainly  shown,  every  problem  is  so  accurately  solved,  and  every 
contingency  so  squarely  met  that  there  will  be  no  delays  in  construction,  no 
worry  or  confusion  in  erection. 

SPECIFICATIONS  AND  LABOR  CONTRACT 

Complete  instructions  and  specifications  covering  methods  of  construction 
and  quality  of  materials  to  be  furnished  by  contractors  and  other  material 
men  are  furnished  before  shipment  is  made  so  that  accurate  and  definite 
figures  may  be  obtained  on  all  excavations,  brick,  cement,  plaster,  carpenter 
work,  plumbing  and  painting.  These  with  our  catalog  prices  and  freight 
charges  complete  the  entire  cost  of  the  building.  Thus,  the  builder  may 
know  just  what  the  finished  structure  is  to  cost  before  any  work  is  started. 
These  specifications  are  in  the  form  of  a  contract  which,  when  duly  executed, 
becomes  binding  upon  contractor  and  owner  alike  and  leave  absolutely  no 
room  for  argument,  controversy  or  delay. 

MATERIAL 

By  our  guarantee  and  contract  we  furnish  enough  material  of  all  kinds 
listed  TO  COMPLETELY  FINISH  THE  BUILDING,  except  brick,  cement  and 
plaster,  which  can  always  be  purchased  locally  to  just  as  good  advantage. 
The  work  and  worry  alone  of  selecting,  buying  and  delivering  the  numerous 
items  of  hardware,  paint  and  other  accessories  from  sash  weights  to  floor 
varnish,  would  cost  the  builder  more  in  time  and  delay,  than  our  small  profit 
on  the  entire  building. 

By  standardization  of  details  and  specifications  we  are  able  to  furnish  the 
best  for  every  purpose  with  no  confusion  or  delay,  directly  from  our  own  stock, 
bought  in  large  quantities  for  cash,  and  handled  at  the  very  lowest  possible 
cost  and  expense.  There  will  always  be  all  that  is  needed  without  changes, 
confusion  or  delays.  This  service  is  alone  worth  many  dollars  to  any  builder. 

THE  “ART”  IN  ARTCRAFT 

All  the  above  features  are  found  to  a  greater  proportion  in  Artcraft  Homes 
than  in  any  other  complete  buildings  offered  for  sale  at  anything  like  the  same 
prices.  IT  TAKES  JUST  AS  MUCH  LUMBER  TO  BUILD  A  POORLY  AR¬ 
RANGED  HOUSE  AS  A  CONVENIENT  ONE.  IT  REQUIRES  MORE  LABOR 
AND  TAKES  LONGER  TO  BUILD  A  COMPLICATED  BUILDING  THAN  A 
SIMPLE  ONE.  Easy-housekeeping  details,  scientific  lighting  and  ventilating, 
proper  furniture  spaces,  convenient  room  arrangements,  handy  closets,  econ¬ 
omy  of  floor  space,  accessibility  of  all  home  “departments”,  simple  and  com¬ 
plete  plans  and  instructions,  time  and  ease  of  erection,  these  are  THE  MOST 
ESSENTIAL  DETAILS  of  a  real  Home.  They  are  more  important  than  the 
lumber,  brick,  or  cement  and  they  will  be  thought  of  long  after  the  cost  is 
forgotten.  They  should  be  given  MORE  CONSIDERATION  than  the  PRICE 
of  the  whole  building.  We  urge  thorough  examination  of  these  features 
BEFORE  any  plan  is  decided  upon,  and  THEN  remember  ARTCRAFT  HOMES 
cost  no  more  than  mere  houses  of  the  same  size,  which  require  a  like  amount 
of  material  and  perhaps  will  cost  twice  as  much  to  erect  and  then  be  minus 
the  style  and  distinction  of  Artcraft  Homes. 


WHAT  IS  A  READY-CUT  BUILDING? 

Through  the  wide  publicity  already  given  this  method  of  construction 
most  everyone  knows  that  a  “ready-cut”  is  a  complete  building  with  the  lum¬ 
ber  framed  and  shaped  by  machinery  ready  to  be  nailed  in  place  without  saw¬ 
ing  or  fitting.  But  the  economic  position  of  this  innovation  is  still  uncertain. 
Its  real  value  to  the  building  trade  is  not  fully  settled  nor  fully  accepted  by 
artisans,  builders  and  dealers. 

One  manufacturer  says: — “Nowhere  in  the  history  of  manufacturing  or 
building  since  history  began  can  be  found  an  example  equal  to  it”.  On  the 
other  hand  we  have  heard  retail  lumber  dealers  and  contractors  condemn  the 
system,  and  builders  who  have  erected  certain  makes  of  widely  advertised  “mon¬ 
ey  saving”  ready-cut  houses  declare  that  their  experience  was  unsatisfactory  in 
final  results.  In  truth  the  ready-cut  building  is  “many  things  to  many  men” 
and  we  think  it  high  time  that  it  should  assume  its  proper  position  and  be 
known  in  its  true  form  and  by  its  real  characteristics. 

Not  An  Invention 

The  Ready-Cut  building  is  not  a  great  invention  like  the  telephone,  the 
electric  light  or  the  cotton  gin.  There  is  nothing  miraculous  about  its  con¬ 
ception  nor  remarkable  in  its  application.  There  has  never  been  a  patent  is¬ 
sued  on  it  and  never  will  be,  so  it  will  never  be  the  basis  for  a  monopoly.  Any¬ 
one  who  wishes  to  take  the  trouble  and  to  buy  the  machinery  can  manufac¬ 
ture  them,  and  they  will  therefore  always  be  subject  to  intense  competition. 


An  Industrial  Development 

The  Ready-Cut  System  of  construction  is  an  industrial  development  like 
the  steam  locomotive,  like  the  cyanide  processes  in  mining,  and  like  the  auto¬ 
mobile,  the  submarine  and  the  aeroplane.  It  is  simply  a  new  application  of 
well  known  principles  of  lumber  manufacture  to  equally  well  established 
methods  of  frame  building  construction. 


Simply  a  New  Method  of  Manufacturing  Lumber 
For  years  lumber  has  been  run  to  pattern  and  trimmed  to  length  at  the 
saw  mills,  for  as  many  years  furniture  factories  and  cabinet  shops  have  used 
the  power  driven  miter  saw  to  cut  all  kinds  of  simple  and  compound  angles 
in  all  varieties  of  wood.  But  the  lumber  from  the  saw  mills  was  never  cut  to 
the  exact  length  necessary  for  use  in  a  building,  and  the  angle  cutting  on  rafters 
and  gable  siding  was  left  to  the  carpenter  with  his  square  and  hand  saw.  When 
the  lumber  manufacturer  first  saw  that  he  could  do  all  this  work  by  machinery, 
he  simply  drew  up  a  set  of  plans,  ascertained  the  exact  amounts,  lengths  and 
angles  of  the  lumber  it  took  to  build  that  house,  set  his  trim  saws  to  that 
length  and  his  miter  saws  to  the  proper  angles  and  turned  out  his  lumber  in  a 
finished  form  ready  to  go  into  the  building.  Nothing  remarkable  about  that 
was  there?  Where  do  all  these  Arabian  Nights  Tales  come  from  anyway? 

Places  Lumber  Manufacturing  on  a  Par  with  Other  Industries 

The  only  remarkable  thing  about  the  whole  business 
is  that  the  same  methods  were  not  in  actual  use  some  time 
ago.  Steel  buildings  have  always  been  Ready-Cut  with 

even  the  rivet  holes  Progress  in  Vehicle  Manufacturing 
drilled  to  register  ex¬ 
actly  with  those  in  ad¬ 
joining  members.  We 
'.3  i  Ready-Cut  Steel  long  ago  found  it  un- 

Builomg  profitable  to  shear  our 

own  sheep  to  'clip  fthe  wool  to  make  our 
clothes.  We  no  longer  ask  the  blacksmith 
to  build  our  carriages  and  automobiles, 
and  we  have  found  it  inconvenient  to 
slaughter  our  own  beeves  to  provide  our 
steaks,  our  soap  and  our  shoes.  In  all  other 
commodities  and  in  all  other  industries  it 
has  proven  the  cheapest  in  the  end  to  leave 
all  the  worries  of  manufacturing  and  pro¬ 
ducing  to  specialists  in  their  own  lines  who 


The  Old  Hand 
Methods 


Modern  Machine 
Methods 


long  ago  found  the  advantages  and  economy  in  machine  work  as  against 
hand  labor.  Only  in  the  lumber  business  have  the  manufacturers  been  so 
unprogressive  as  to  put  their  product  to  the  consumer  in  a  really  raw  and 
unfinished  state,  thus  forcing  the  carpenters  to  frame  and  fit  by  manual 
labor  with  primitive  hand  tools  material  that  could  have  been  more  accu- 


rately  and  cheaply  finished 
by  power  driven  machin¬ 
ery  before  it  ever  left  the 
factory.  But  Ready-Cut 
building  material  now 
puts  a  finished  product  in 
the  hands  of  the  builders, 
places  the  construction 
industry  for  the  first  time 
on  a  level  with  all  others, 
and  supplies  the  one  miss¬ 
ing  link  needed  to  com¬ 
plete  the  connection  between  producer  and  consumer  in  the  building  field. 

Opposition  to  Ready-Cut  System 

The  Ready-Cut  building  has  been  subjected  to  obstacles  by  its  foes  and 
friends  alike.  The  advantages  of  pre-construction  have  been  so  obvious  to 
those  on  the  inside,  that  some  manufacturers  in  their  enthusiasm  and  eager¬ 
ness  to  get  it  before  the  public,  have  paid  more  attention  to  their  advertising 
than  to  their  details  of  construction,  have  thought  more  of  highly  colored  dis¬ 
plays  than  of  their  manufacturing,  more  of  attractive  and  catchy  designs  than 
of  the  proper  place  for  ready-cut  construction,  and  have  given  more  considera¬ 
tion  to  their  sales  than  to  satisfying  their  customers. 

Because  the  mail  order  houses  were  keen  enough  to  be  the  first  to  appre¬ 
ciate  the  tremendous  economy  in  pre-construction  and  to  take  advantage  of 
it,  the  retail  dealers  who  have  not  been  able  to  supply  ready-cut  material  have 
been  forced  to  oppose  it. 

The  carpenters  and  contractors  have  often  been  led  to  think  erroneously 
that  such  methods  would  take  work  away  from  them,  and  without  thoroughly 
investigating  the  system  have  often  discouraged  prospective  builders  from 
using  it. 

Ready-cut  Progress  Against  Opposition 

However  in  spite  of  these  difficulties  and  against  such  obstacles,  the  basic 
principles  of  ready-cut  construction  have  afforded  such  a  solid  foundation  for 
progress,  that  the  manufacture  of  ready  cut  houses  has  become  one  of  the  lar¬ 
gest  industries  in  the  United  States.  New  factories  and  new  companies  are 
building  and  forming  everywhere,  and  still  it  is  more  a  question  of  supplying 
the  demand  than  of  securing  sales.  THE  ELIMINATION  OF  TREMENDOUS 
WASTE  in  material  and  freight  charges,  the  great  REDUCTION  IN  THE  OP¬ 
ERATIONS  AND  HANDLING  from  tree  to  the  finished  building,  the  substitu¬ 
tion  of  accurate  and  inexpensive  MACHINE  WORK  FOR  HAND  LABOR  in  the 
hardest  and  most  tedious  processes  of  building,  selling  and  supplying  finished 
material  for  a  COMPLETE  BUILDING  OF  SELECTED  DESIGN,  in  fact,  fur¬ 
nishing  a  complete  and  scientifically  designed  structure  ready  to  be  assembled 
instead  of  an  approximate  amount  of  raw  material  from  which  the  structure 
has  to  be  whittled  out,  and  finally  the  DIRECT  SALES  TO  CUSTOMER  with 
consequent  SAVING  OF  ALL  MIDDLEMEN’S  profits,— such  principles  as 
these,  and  such  methods  of  merchandising  when  consistently  carried  out, 
form  the  foundation  for  every  important  and  substantial  economic  develop¬ 
ment  in  the  history  of  the  world. 

Artcraft  Homes  True  to  Principle 

It  is  on  such  a  base  that  the  Artcraft  homes  are  designed,  manufactured, 
sold  and  guaranteed.  Artcraft  designs  are  intended  only  for  the  comfort  and 
convenience  of  the  customers.  Artcraft  construction  details  embody  only 
tried  and  proven  principles  of  strength  and  economy;  of  engineering  science; 
the  saving  in  manufacture  and  material  is  reflected  in  Artcraft  catalog  prices. 
Artcraft  advertising  truly  represents  only  honest  intentions;  transactions 
with  customers  are  never  completed  until  the  approval  and  entire  satisfaction 
are  secured;  and  the  material  saving  in  the  system  of  Artcraft  construction 
is  proven  out  by  the  reduced  cost  and  time  of  erection. 

We  Buy  Such  Things  Ready-made, — Why  Not  Houses? 


Progress  in  the  Leather  Industry- 


Primeval  Leather 

Factory  Modern  Shoe-Making  Machinery 


THE  READY-CUT  BUILDING  AND 
THE  CARPENTER 


Why  Carpenters  have  Opposed 
Ready-Cut  Construction 


The  advent  of  labor  saving  machinery  in  olden  days  always 
stirred  up  opposition  on  the  part  of  those  whose  work  it  seemed 
to  supplant.  The  introduction  of  the  cotton-gin  incited  positive 
riots  attended  with  arson,  pillage  and  blood-shed.  When  it  was 
found  by  actual  experience,  however,  that  machinery  by  reducing 
the  cost  of  the  finished  product  created 
a  larger  demand  for  it,  and  thereby  even 
increased  the  amount  of  work  available 
and  at  higher  wages,  this  antagonism 
gradually  died  out,  until  in  modern 
times,  the  most  intelligent  and  far  sight¬ 
ed  craftsmen  of  all  trades  are  employing 
every  available  mechanical  means  to 
reduce  the  drudgery  of  their  own  work 
and  to  put  it  on  a  plane  where  they  may 
capitalize  their  intelligence  and  judg¬ 
ment  instead  of  their  hands  and  muscles. 


MODERN  CONSTRUCTION 


FRAME  BUILDINGS  HAVE  BEEN  LOSING  OUT 

This  spirit  of  progress  is  bound  to  result  in  the  acceptance  of 
machine-cut  buildings  by  the  more  progressive  carpenters  and 
contractors.  The  really  new  and  unfinished  state  in  which 
lumber  has  been  furnished  as  contrasted  with  the  universal  use 
of  machinery  in  preparing  steel,  brick,  and  concrete  for  use  in 
construction,  and  the  lack  of  standard  and  economical  structural 
details  for  wooden  buildings  have  so  increased  their  cost  in  com¬ 
parison,  and  has  made  such  a  complex  matter  of  their  planning 
and  erection  that  it  is  small  wonder  that  the  owners  and  builders 
have  been  turning  to  steel,  to  brick,  to  stone  and  concrete. 


ADVANTAGES  OF  FRAME  BUILDINGS 

The  advantages  to  be  derived  from  the  exclusive  use  of  lumber 
for  small  and  moderate  sized  residences,  barns,  outbuildings, 
garages,  are  almost  too  obvious  to  require  comment.  The  possi¬ 
bility  for  attractive  designs,  for  neat  color  effects,  for  changing 
and  remodelling  to  fit  altered  conditions,  for  repainting,  for  the 
best  protection  against  heat  and  cold;  on  all  these  points  the 
frame  building  has  no  real  competition.  Added  to  these  however 
to  enable  the  frame  building  to  hold  its  proper  place  in  the  con¬ 
struction  field,  should  be  economy  of  cost  and  ease  of  erection. 
WITHOUT  these  two  factors  and  in  spite  of  its  other  advantages, 
the  frame  building  will  be  supplanted,  even  in  its  own  proper 
sphere,  by  brick,  by  steel,  stone  and  concrete. 


ECONOMY  AND  EASE  OF  ERECTION 

By  aggressive  advertising  the  dealers  and  manufacturers  of 
material  for  steel,  brick  and  concrete  buildings  have  so  en¬ 
croached  on  the  field  of  the  frame  structures  that  carpenters  are 
complaining  of  the  scarcity  of  work.  The  adoption  and  universal 
use  of  the  ready-cut  system  of  frame  construction  will  obviate 
and  remove  all  these  evils.  The  lumber  will  be  furnished  the 
carpenter  in  a  finished  state.  All  the  heavy  tedious  work  of 
sawing,  framing  and  fitting  will  be  done  by  machinery  before  it 
reaches  the  job.  Completely  detailed  plans  will  be  furnished, 
based  on  the  simplest  methods  of  erection.  The  building  will  be 
furnished  complete,  without  shortage  or  extras,  with  every  con¬ 
tingency  anticipated,  and  on  a  design  accepted  and  approved  by 
the  owner. 


BENEFITS  TO  THE  CARPENTER 

The  carpenter  then  will  not  have  to  do  the  arduous  work  of 
sawing  and  fitting,  working  with  his  hands  and  his  back.  He  will 
be  an  assembler,  an  engineer,  a  superintendent,  using  his  head 
and  his  experience  to  put  the  parts  together  properly,  and  seeing 
that  plans  and  instructions  are  properly  followed  to  secure  the 
completed  building  desired  by  the  owner  and  planned  by  the 
architect. 

The  great  reduction  in  the  final  cost  of  building  under  this 
system,  as  with  all  other  machine  made  products,  will  positively 
increase  the  amount  of  building.  The  saving  in  time  of  erection, 
the  simplicity  and  ease  of  assemblying,  the  elimination  of  petty 
worries  over  shortages,  changes,  and  other  unforseen  contingen¬ 
cies  will  settle  the  owners  building  problem,  and  enable  the  frame 
building  to  hold  its  own  against  all  competition  and  even  to  sup¬ 
plant  other  materials  in  construction  work.  The  carpenter 
and  contractor  then  can  be  busy  all  the  time  and  can  go  from  one 
satisfied  builder  to  another  with  a  record  of  time  and  money 
saved,  an  encouragement  to  other  builders  and  with  well  founded 
pride  in  the  results  of  his  own  work. 

PURPOSE  OF  THE  READY-CUT  BUILDING 

This  system  of  construction  is  therefore  not  intended  to 
supplant  the  work  of  the  carpenter,  but  to  elevate  and  dignify  it. 
Not  to  remove  his  means  of  making  a  living,  but  by  enlarging  his 
field,  to  increase  it.  Not  to  discourage  the  use  of  skilled  mechan¬ 
ics,  but  to  give  them  an  opportunity  to  remove  the  drudgery  from 
their  work,  and  to  use  their  brains  and  skill  to  better  advantage. 
And  finally  not  to  arouse  their  opposition,  but  to  work  hand  in 
hand  with  them  that  the  use  of  lumber  may  maintain  its  proper 
place  in  the  building  industry,  and  the  carpenter  may  hold  to 
the  credit  and  dignity  due  his  profession. 


THE  OWNER  AND  THE  READY  CUT  BUILDING 


To  the  prospective  builder,  Artcraft  Homes,  READY-CUT  on  Terry  Im¬ 
proved  System,  spell  SERVICE  and  ECONOMY.  Service  that  can  be  obtained 
from  no  other  source,  Economy  that  can  be  effected  by  no  other  methods. 

For  example: — In  the  average  frame  building  about  90%  of  the  lumber  is 
trimmed  square  across  both  ends  to  a  given  length.  Under  the  old  methods 

OLD  METHODS 


Laying  off 


Sawing  one  end  Sawing  the  other  end 


MACHINE  TRIMMING 


of  construction  it  was  necessary  to  take  each  piece  separately,  lay  off  the  length, 
usually  with  a  two  foot  rule,  square  across  where  the  cuts  were  to  be  made, 
then  with  a  hand  saw,  slowly  and  labor- 
ously  saw  off  both  ends. 

In  ready-cut  manufacturing,  this  ma¬ 
terial  is  automatically  fed  across  a  gang 
trimmer  which  saws  off  both  ends  abso¬ 
lutely  plumb  and  square  and  accurate  in 
length  to  the  1-32  of  one  inch,  at  the  RATE 
OF  300  BOARD  FEET  A  MINUTE. 

ENOUGH  LUMBER  TO  BUILD  AN  ORDI¬ 
NARY  CHICKEN  HOUSE  CUT  AND 
FINISHED  READY  TO  GO  IN  THE  BUILD¬ 
ING  IN  LESS  TIME  THAN  IT  TAKES 
TO  FIT  ONE  PIECE  BY  HAND. 

CUTTING  RAFTERS 

In  framing  rafters  by  hand  it  is  necessary  to  lay  off  the  necessary  angles 
according  to  the  pitch  on  all  four  sides  of  every  piece,  then  saw  the  compound 


Four  operations  in  one 


FRAMING  RAFTERS  BY  HAND 


Laying  Off  Four  Sides 


Hand  Sawing 


a  n  g  1  e  with  a 
hand  saw.  In 
the  ready  cut  fac¬ 
tory,  the  miter 
saw  is  set  by  an 
accurately  grad¬ 
uated  scale  to  the 
roof  pitch  and 
the  table  fence 
by  a  steel  scale  to 
the  meeting  an¬ 
gle,  then  all  the 


ARTCRAFT  MACHINE 
FRAMING 


Quick  and  Accurate 


rafters  are  cut  to  fit  by  simply  shoving  them  past  the  power  driven  saw,  which 
lops  off  the  ends  as  fast  as  two  men  can  handle  the  lumber,  every  cut  abso¬ 
lutely  uniform  and  true. 

BETTER  CONSTRUCTION  DETAILS 

Through  the  use  of  machinery  it  is  possible  to  include  in  any  frame  building 
features  of  strength,  safety  and  accuracy  that  would  be  impractical  under  the 
old  methods.  In  Artcraft  Homes,  Ready-cut,  all  the  bearing  plates  and  sills  are 

mortised  (notched  out)  to  receive  the 
ends  of  and 
to  properly 
space  all  the 
joists  and 
studding.  This 
absolutely 
prevents  these 
members  from 
side-s  lipping 
under  the 
strain  or  in 

toe-nailing,  adds  strength  and 
rigidity  to  the  entire  structure,  and 


Machine  Cut 


Gained  Plates 


^7 


Ready-Cut  Gable  Sheating 


insures  the  exact  fit  of  all  other  material.  By  machinery  this  operation  is 
performed  at  no  more  cost  than  a  square  cut,  but  for  a  carpenter  to  saw  and 
chisel  out  these  notches  would  run  the  cost  of  the  building  way  out  of  reason. 

SAVING  OF  MATERIAL 

Under  the  old  system  of  construction  whereby  the  carpenter  was  required 
to  work  without  the  detailed  plans,  without  the  accurate  material  list  furnish¬ 
ed  with  all  Artcraft  Homes,  and 
to  do  his  framing  and  cutting 
by  hand,  there  was  a  great 
waste  of  lumber.  It  was  found 
necessary  to  add  a  certain  per¬ 
cent  to  cover  complications  in 
construction  details  which 
would  arise  during  the  erection 
of  the  building;  to  add  another 
percentage  to  cover  mistakes  in  sawing  and  fitting  and  destruction  of  material 
by  accidents;  and  still  another  percentage  to  cover  the  waste  arising  from  the 
sawing  of  angles  and  miters  from  square  end  stock.  ALL  THESE  ADDITIONS 
AND  WASTE  WERE  OVER  AND  ABOVE  THE  ACTUAL  AMOUNT  OF  LUMBER 
THAT  WENT  INTO  THE  BUILDING  AND  THE  BUILDER  HAD  TO  PAY  NOT 
ONLY  FOR  THE  MATERIAL  BUT  ALSO  FOR  THE  FREIGHT  AND  HAND¬ 
LING  OF  STOCK  HE  NEVER  USED. 

READY-CUT  PREVENTS  ERRORS 

Under  the  ready  cut  system  of  construction,  accurately  detailed  plans 
show  every  piece  in  the  building,  its  size,  length,  pattern,  and  if  mitered  the 
angle  at  which  it  is 
cut.  These  plans 
are  really  the  com¬ 
plete  building  in 
miniature.  There 
is  no  chance  for  a 
misunderstanding 
of  construction  de¬ 
tails.  Every  piece  is  cut  by  automatic  ma¬ 
chinery  to  these  exact  details.  There  is  no  op¬ 
portunity  for  mis-sawing,  and  if  a  piece  is 
spoiled  or  broken  in  the  factory  it  never  leaves 
the  plant.  The  builder  does  not  have  to  pay 
for  it.  Angled  and  mitered  pieces  are  lapped 
in  machine  sawing;  there  is  not  an  inch  of 
waste.  In  A  READY-CUT  BUILDING  THE 
OWNER  PAYS  ONLY  FOR  WHAT  HE  GETS— 

A  COMPLETE  BUILDING  IN  WHICH  THERE 
NEVER  WAS  ANY  WASTE. 

NO  WORRY,  LOSS  OF  TIME,  NOR  CONFUSION 

Not  only  do  these  methods  mean  an  actual  saving  in  dollars  and  cents  to 
the  builder,  but  also  the  complete  elimination  of  worries,  loss  of  time  and  the 

confusion  always  connected  with  the  old 
methods.  Without  detailed  plans  different 
carpenters  would  often  build  up  similar 
parts  of  the  same  building  in  entirely  differ¬ 
ent  ways;  the  owner  was  required  to  be  on 
the  job  almost  constantly  to  see  that  the 
finished  building  would  finally  turn  out  to 

be  in  some  way 
like  what  he  in¬ 
tended  to  build; 
and  the  contrac¬ 
tor  had  to  figure 
out  the  construc¬ 
tion  problems  as 
he  went  along 
and  then  watch 
every  nail  driven 
to  see  that  his 
ideas  were  car- 
experience  should 


THIS  SOMETIMES  HAPPENS  IN 
BUILDING  OTHER  CATALOG 
DESIGNS 


guaranteed1' 

T^ilof 

(Daterial 


As  It  Looked 
ried  out.  Is 


.  ,  „  .  ,  The  Way  It  Was  Built 

in  the  Catalog 

it  any  wonder  that  some  who  have  had  this 


throw  up  their  hands  and  cry  “never  again”? 


COMPLETELY  FINISHED  BUILDINGS  READY  TO  ASSEMBLE 
But  Artcraft  Homes  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System  has  changed 
all  this.  The  buyer  selects  his  design  from  actual  photographs  of  buildings 
that  have  already  been  erected.  There  can  be  no  mis-  ARTCRAFT  METHODS 
understanding  of  what  is  wanted  on  either  side.  Con¬ 
struction  details  are  standard  and  uniform;  there  can 
be  no  problems  to  figure  out  during  erection.  The  build¬ 
ings  can  only  go  together  in  one  way,  the  right  way;  there 
can  be  no  mistakes  in  assembling.  The  material  is  all 
sawed  and  fitted  when  it  arrives  on  the  ground;  it  is  im¬ 
possible  to  have  any  waste  or  mis-fit  pieces.  Artcraft 
READY-CUT  buildings  are  sold,  shipped  and  delivered 
not  as  an  approximate  amount  of  raw  material  from  which 
a  building  is  to  be  constructed,  but 
as  finished  structures,  absolutely 
complete  in  themselves  ready  to 
be  assembled  and  occupied.  The 
number  of  items  is  so  small,  and 
the  difference  between  them  so 
great  that  it  is  impossible  to  con¬ 
fuse  or  lose  them. 


§^513 


U 


The  Finished  Artcraft 
Home 


Actual  Photographs  of 
Finished  Buildings 


AS  TO  ASSEMBLING 

Artcraft  Homes  Ready-Cut  are  designed,  manufactured  and  shipped  in 
such  a  manner,  and  completely  detailed  plans  and  instructions  are  furnished 
so  that  ANY  MAN  WHO  CAN  DRIVE  A  NAIL  OR  WALK  A  SCAFFOLD  CAN 
ERECT  THEM.  Every  piece,  bundle  or  lot  is  plainly  marked,  branded,  the 
plans  show  the  brand  on  every  piece  and  every  piece  in  position.  All  lumber 
is  framed  and  fitted,  ready  to  go  in  place,  and  is  grouped  in  shipping  in  its 
proper  relation.  No  one  can  put  an  Artcraft  building  together  in  any  way  ex¬ 
cept  the  right  way.  We  do  think  however  that  a  skilled  carpenter  should  be 
employed  whenever  available.  Ready-cut  construction  will  save  more  money 
for  the  owner  by  using  skilled  mechanics  than  by  employing  inexperienced 
labor.  A  good  carpenter  will  more  than  make  up  the  difference  in  his  wages 
even  by  the  way  he  drives  his  nails,  and  “runs”  his  scaffold.  He  will  know  how 
the  building  goes  together  almost  without  consulting  his  plans.  He  will 
recognize  the  various  parts,  perhaps  without  looking  at  their  brands. 

Under  the  supervision  of  an  experienced  builder,  the  READY-CUT  BUILD¬ 
ING  will  fairly  grow  before  your  eyes,  and  you  will  have  that  great  satisfaction 
of  knowing  that  there  can  be  no  delays  to  stop  its  growth,  no  shortage  of  ma¬ 
terial  to  prevent  your  moving  in  when  you  expected  to,  and  you  will  have  that 
supreme  confidence,  which  alone  is  worth  the  price  you  paid,  that  when  the 
building  is  finished— IT  WILL  BE  JUST  WHAT  YOU  BOUGHT  AND  JUST 
THAT  YOU  WANTED.  It  COULD  NOT  BE  ANYTHING  ELSE. 


ARTCRAFT  HOMES 


READY-CUT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 

THE  FIRST  PRACTICAL  READY-CUT  BUILDING  EVER  OFFERED 
The  underlying  principles  of  ready-cut  construction,- — machine  sawing  as 
against  hand  work  and  elimination  of  waste, — are  sound  and  enduring  and 


am  tat 

AL 


can  be  worked  out 
o  practical  and 


THE  LARGEST  READY-CUT 
BUILDING  EVER  ERECTED 


READY-CUT 

FLOOR 

FRAMING 

Terry’s  Im¬ 
proved  System. 
Sills  gained  or 
notched  to  re¬ 
ceive  ends  of  floor 
joists.  Insures  ri¬ 
gidity  of  entire 
building,  spaces 
joists  properly 
and  guarantees 
fit  of  all  flooring. 


=? 


A 


5 


beneficial  results  as 
they  have  been  by 
Artcraft  methods. 
It  is  unfortunate 
that  the  “ready- 
cut”  buildings  so 
far  available  have 
been  sold  more  by 
clever  advertising 
than  by  intrinsic 
merit,  they  have 
been  exploited  by 


24  room  boarding  house,  built  at 
Firestone,  Colo.,  in  1912  by 
Terry’s  Ready-Cut  System. 
FINISHED  IN  16  DAYS. 


A? 


men  more  familiar  with  many  colored  displays 
than  with  structural  and  mechanical  details, 
and  consequently  that  they  have  been  about  as 
useful  to  the  builder  as  was  the  first  “horseless 
carriage”  to  the  trans-continental  traveller — - 
in  theory  most  excellent,  in  practice  most  dis¬ 
appointing. 


EVOLVED  BY  PRACTICAL  BUILDERS 
It  was  not  the  theorist  who  brought  the  automobile  to  its  present  state  of 
efficiency, — but  the  practical  mechanic  and  the  engineer.  Nor  was  it  the  rabid 

advertiser  who  has 
perfected  the  ready- 
cut  building, — it  has 
been  the  practical 
builder  and  the  ex¬ 
perienced  mill  me¬ 
chanic.  The  brain 
that  first  “conceived 
this  tremendous 
thought”  of  mach¬ 
ine-sawing  evidently 
READY-CUT  WALL  FRAMING  quit  work  immedi¬ 
ately  after  the  con¬ 
ception,  so  far  as  practical  results  are  concerned, 
and  left  the  idea  in  such  a  condition  that  it  was 
great  for  an  advertising  campaign,  “resembling 
that  of  the  late  P.  T.  Barnum”,  but  way  short 
on  material  benefits  for  the  builder. 


THE  START 

All  material  ready  cut  by  Terry’s 
System,  placed  in  position 
around  foundation  walls 


Terry’s  Improved  System. 
Plates  gained  to  receive  and 
properly  space  studs  and 
openings.  Adds  solidity  to 
frame  work,  insures  fit  of 
sheathing  and  siding,  no  “lay¬ 
ing-out”  required. 


results 


THE  RESULT  OF  ACTUAL  BUILDING  EXPERIENCE 
Under  those  methods  of  merchandising,  the  “Wonderful,  money  saving 
of  machine-sawing  were  made  to  look  good  in  double-page  ads  of 
many  colors,  but  when  about  one 
hundred  and  twenty  percent  of  the 
“saving”  stays  in  the  pocket  of  the 
advertiser,  the  “results”  to  the  pur¬ 
chaser  are  hardly  apparent.  The 
first  “horseless  carriage”  very  often 
moved  on  its  own  power,  and  the 
“ready-cut”  buildings  so  far  built 
have  usually  been  “cut-to-fit,” 
but  when  it  requires  more  time  to 
pick  out  the  pieces  than  to  fit  them 
by  hand,  of  what  use  is  the  “ready¬ 
cutting”  except,  like  the  first  au¬ 
tomobile,  to  make  an  awful  noise 
and  stir  up  a  lot  of  excitement? 


Ml 

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C  rurAFp 

To  5UFI-OVT 
HERDER*, 

READY-CUT 
WINDOW 
FRAMING 
Terry’s  Improved 
System 


SIX  HOURS’  WORK 
First  floor  frame  completed; 
4  Carpenters;  Cut  by 
Terry’s  System 


PERFECTED  BY  PRACTICE 

While  the  other  producers  of  machine-sawed  structures  have  been  ac- 


cumulating  much  wealth  by  violent  advertising  and  “wonderful  money-sav¬ 
ing”  methods,  the  originator  of  Artcraft  Homes,  Ready-Cut,  has  been  build¬ 
ing  and  manufacturing, 
gaining  experience  and 
knowledge  with  every 
building  erected,  new 
ideas  from  every  house 
cut  by  machinery,  add¬ 
ing  new  features  on 
every  job;  changing, 
designing  and  building 
again;  experimenting, 
improving  and  building 

some  more.  In  the  West,  3  Days’  Work;  6  Men 

in  the  South,  and  then 

in  the  East,  with  all  sorts  of  woods,  different  mach¬ 
inery,  working  with  all  classes  of  builders,  under  all 
kinds  of  conditions, — designing,  manufacturing  and 
building  machine-sawed 
structures,  until  the 
basic  principles  of  ready- 
cut  buildings  were  es¬ 
tablished,  the  real  eco¬ 
nomical  methods  of 
manufacture  were  de¬ 
termined,  the  practical 
details  of  design  and 
construction  were 
worked  out,  and  all 
these  combined  in  one 
perfect  system  that  for 
the  first  time  spells  money  saving  for  THE 
BUILDER.  And  now  Artcraft  Homes,  Ready- 
Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System  are  offered 
and  guaranteed  by  us,  as  THE  FIRST  PRAC¬ 
TICAL  READY-CUT  STRUCTURES  EVER  MANUFACTURED  OR  OFFERED 
FOR  SALE. 

The  FIRST  machine  sawed  buildings  that  can  be 

ERECTED  IN  LESS  TIME  AND  AT  LESS  COST 
than  through  sawing  and  fitting  by  hand.  These  are  strong  claims  and  we 
are  prepared  to  back  them  up  just  as  strongly.  The  methods  we  use  in 
obtaining  these  results,  the  basis  for  these  claims  are  plainly  shown  in 
illustrations. 

ITEMIZED  MATERIAL  LISTS 

Accompanying  every  Artcraft  Home,  Ready-Cut,  is  an  itemized  bill  of  ma¬ 
terial  which  lists  every  piece  that  goes  in  the  building,  with  its  proper  brand, 
and  describing  just  where  it  goes  in  the  building,  and  what  it  is  to  be  used  for. 
These  lists  enable  the  builder  to  check  up  the  shipment  accurately  as  it  is  un¬ 
loaded  and  to  report  and  trace  any  shortage  or  loss  in  transit  and  to  at  once  re¬ 
place  any  lost  pieces,  without  delay.  And  more  than  that,  and  most  im¬ 
portant  of  it  all,  this  material  list  makes  it  possible  to  place  the  material 
around  the  building  site  in  unloading,  just  as  it  is  going  to  be  used,  and  just 
where  the  carpenter  can  put  his  hand  on  any  piece  he  wants,  just  when  he 
wants  it. 

The  Artcraft  System  and  the  Artcraft  material  lists  are  the  only  ones  that 
really  make  ready-cut  material  practical  and  available  for  the  man  on  the  job. 

SIMPLE  METHOD  OF  BRANDING 

By  the  use  of  the  above  material  list  the  methods  used  in  marking  the 
lumber  is  so  simple  that  a  child  can  follow  it.  The  items  are  arranged  on  the 
list  in  just  the  order  in  which  they  go  in  the  building,  they  are  branded  in  the 
same  rotation  and  loaded  in  the  same  order.  The  detailed  plans  show  every 
piece  in  position  with  its  proper  brand  clearly  marked  and  the  drawings  are  so 
simple  and  complete  that  every  floor  plan  elevation  and  construction  are  in¬ 
cluded  in  from  four  to  six  pages  which,  under  other  systems  require  from  twen¬ 
ty  to  thirty  sheets  and  thus  confuse  rather  than  explain. 

FROM  EVERY  ANGLE,  ON  EVERY  PRINCIPLE,  IN  EVERY  DETAIL  AND 
METHOD,  ARTCRAFT  HOMES,  READY-CUT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED 
SYSTEM,  ARE  DESIGNED  AND  PLANNED  FOR  THE  BUILDER,  FOR  HIS 
ECONOMY  AND  HIS  SATISFACTION,  WITHOUT  REGARD  TO  PINCH- 
PENNY  SAVING  TO  THE  MANUFACTURER,  ADVERTISING  VALUE,  OR 


THE  FINISH 

Designer  Artcraft  Homes  Ready-Cut 
— at  right;  Building  Supt. — at  left. 


READY-CUT 
CEILING  FRAMING 
Terry’s  Improved  System 
Ceiling  joists  face-nailed 
to  studs,  tied  and  sup¬ 
ported  by  ribbon, 
notched  in. 


RAFTER  FRAMING 

Note  heel  for  side  strain. 


SALES  TALKS.  ARTCRAFT  SUCCESS  IS  BASED  ENTIRELY  ON  THE  FINAL 
RESULTS  OF  TRANSACTIONS  WITH  CUSTOMERS,  NOT  ON  ALLURING 
ADVERTISEMENTS  NOR  PRELIMINARY  PROMISES. 


This  system  was  originated,  perfected  and  introduced  by  the  Artcraft  de¬ 
signer,  Chas.  H.  Terry.  It  will  be  imitated,  no  doubt.  There  never  has  been 
and  never  will  be  any  other  method  of  making 
a  ready-cut  building  practical.  But  Artcraft 
Homes  are  the  first  to  use  this  complete  sys- 


The  Largest  Ready-Cut  Resi¬ 
dence  Ever  Built 


WALL  SCHEME 


Erected  Houston,  Texas,  1915,  by 
Terry’s  System. 


Standardization  of  Parts 
Terry’s  Improved  System 

Floors  and  windows  spaced  to  permit  use  of 
standard  length  shiplap  and  siding.  Result — 
average  200  different  items  as  against  600  by 
others. 


tern,  and  will  always  be  in  the 
lead  in  the  adoption  of  improve¬ 
ments  in  service,  design,  of 
benefit  t  o  the  builders  of  ready- 
cut  buildings. 


While  the  illustrations  shown  may  be  too  technical  for  the  inexperienced, 
the  whole  thing  can  be  summed  up  briefly  in  the  three  great  principles  of 
Terry’s  Improved  System. 


(1) .  STANDARDIZATION  OF  PARTS,  reducing  the  number  of  items  to 
less  than  ONE-THIRD  required  by  other  makes,  with  such  a  great  difference 
in  the  size  and  shape  of  each  item  that  they  segregate  and  “find”  themselves. 

NO  MORE  HUNTING  FOR  PIECES.  The  right  ones  can  be  seen  at  a 
glance  even  from  the  top  of  a  building. 

(2) .  RELATION  OF  PARTS  ABSOLUTELY  FIXED.  The  correct  position 
of  every  frame  member  pre-determined  by  accurate  mechanical  methods  that 
leave  no  opportunity  for  inaccurate  assembling  and  positively  guarantees  the 
fit  of  every  part  of  the  building.  It  can’t  go  together  wrong.  The  only  system 
ever  used  for  manufacturing  ready-cut  buildings  that  insures  easy  and  accurate 
erection  without  measuring  or  laying  out. 

(3) .  SIMPLICITY  OF  DESIGN  AND  DETAIL.  Simple  construction  de¬ 
tails,  mechanically  determined  relation  of  parts,  plain  plans,  fewest  possible 
items,  concise  and  clear  lettering  of  lumber,  intelligent  instructions,  worded 
and  arranged  for  inexperienced  builders.  The  simplicity  of  genius  that  has 
required  years  of  study,  preparation  and  experience,  but  included  in  the  bare 
cost  of  the  material  for  Artcraft  Homes,  Ready  Cut. 

Such  underlying  principles  make  Artcraft  Homes,  Ready-Cut,  the  ONLY 
ready  cut  buildings  BACKED  UP  by  the  guarantee  offered  on  every  structure, 
that  pays 

ONE  DOLLAR  FOR  EVERY  HOUR 

necessary  to  saw  or  fit  any  material  previously  fitted  in  the  Artcraft  factory. 
Read  the  guarantee  on  the  back  of  every  page. 


ARTCRAFT  SERVICE 

Free  with  Artcraft  Homes 

The  manufacturers  of  Artcraft  Homes  welcome  comparison  in  prices  from  every  angle  and  on  every 
basis.  Artcraft  Service,  however,  should  be  taken  into  consideration  along  with  the  catalog  price  of  the 
building  itself.  In  construction  work  it  has  been  proven  that  WHEN  and  HOW  the  material  is  furnished, 
with  the  cost  of  delivery,  is  often  of  more  importance  and  of  more  real  cash  value  than  the  first  cost  or 
price  of  the  building,  or  even  than  the  material  itself. 

COST  OF  DELIVERY 

All  catalog  prices  of  complete  buildings  are  made  f.  o.  b.  shipping  point.  Western  houses  have 
enormous  freight  charges  to  pay  to  deliver  in  this  territory  which  must  be  added  to  the  catalog  prices  to 
fairly  compare  with  our  quotations.  The  final  delivered  cost  is  the  only  one  that  should  interest  the  build¬ 
er.  We  are  always  glad  to  quote  delivered  prices.  Get  them  everywhere  before  placing  an  order. 

DELIVERY  SERVICE 

To  any  point  within  fifty  miles  of  our  yards  we  will  deliver 
direct  to  the  building  lot  by  our  own  motor  trucks  at  guaranteed 
cost  but  slightly  higher  than  railroad  freight  and  cartage.  No  de¬ 
lays  in  route,  no  waiting  for  slow  freight  service,  no  damage  in 
transit,  no  extra  handling,  no  goods  lost  in  shipping.  Material 
delivered  just  as  needed,  without  storing  or  extra  handling. 

For  points  further  away  we  have  railroad  tracks  right 
in  our  yard  and  alongside  our  warehouse  directly  connected 
with  the  Boston  &  Albany  and  the  N.  Y.,  N.  H.  &  H.  two  sys¬ 
tems  affording  direct  service,  without  transfer,  and  at  lowest 
possible  freight  rates  to  every  station  in  the  North  Atlantic 

States.  “3y  Special  Delivery” 


FREE  ARCHITECTURAL  SERVICE 

We  maintain  an  architectural  department  which  is  always  available  for  detailing  and  estimating 
buildings  desired  and  not  covered  by  our  stock  plans.  We  are  always  willing  to  make  changes  in  our 
catalog  designs  to  fit  any  conditions  or  any  domestic  arrangements.  We  are  eager  to  confer  with  builders 
on  any  ideas  of  building  and  construction  and  to  give  them  the  benefit  of  our  own  experience  and  knowl¬ 
edge  in  that  line.  Our  plans  are  not  for  sale  and  are  only  furnished  with  orders  for  Artcraft  Buildings, 
but  we  will  draw  up  any  special  plans  desired  on  a  bona-fide  order  for  an  Artcraft  building  accompanied 
by  advance  payment.  We  will  make  quotations  and  furnish  preliminary  sketch  if  desired,  before  order 
is  placed.  This  department  is  glad  to  make  suggestions  on  decoration,  painting,  and  finishing,  inside 
and  outside. 


FREE  TRIP  TO  THE  BERKSHIRES 

We  have  not  filled  the  pages  of  our  catalog  with  testimonial  letters  from  our  personal  friends.  Our 
guarantee,  backed  by  our  reputation  and  our  financial  standing,  coupled  with  our  offer  to  ship  without 
advance  payment  for  inspection  and  approval,  we  think  will  appeal  more  to  the  cool  headed,  practical  busi¬ 
ness  man  than  the  old  style  “patent  medicine”  advertising. 

We  have  not  made  any  glittering  claims  of  any  definite  amounts  or  specified  percentages  that  can 
be  saved  by  Artcraft  methods. 

The  specifications  of  material  furnished  and  the  construction  details  shown  in  this  catalog  are  ample 
evidence  that  we  furnish  MORE  and  BETTER  material  in  every  Artcraft  building  than  can  be  found  in 
any  other  catalog  designs,  and  quality  and  value  considered,  that  more  REAL  saving  can  be  effected  to 
the  builder  by  Artcraft  methods  than  any  other  system  of  frame  construction,  no  matter  what  claims  are 
made  in  advertising. 

We  believe  that  the  best  evidence  of  the  quality  of  Artcraft  Homes  lies  in  the  buildings  themselves, 
that  the  best  way  to  find  out  the  savings  in  Artcraft  methods  is  by  personal  interviews  with  satisfied  build¬ 
ers  and  owners  of  Artcraft  homes.  We  want  every  prospective  builder  to  actually  see  the  kind  of  material 
that  goes  into  Artcraft  Buildings,  to  personally  go  over  the  details  of  every  plan  in  this  book,  to  inspect 
buildings  that  have  been  put  up  on  these  methods  and  with  this  material,  and  to  know  the  details  of  the 
service  described  in  these  pages  and  the  men  and  the  resources  behind  this  service. 

We  invite  YOU  AND  YOUR  CONTRACTOR  to  come  to  Pittsfield.  Your  transportation,  no  mat¬ 
ter  where  you  come  from,  will  be  accepted  as  part  payment  on  any  Artcraft  Home  or  Building  you  purchase 
from  us.  Just  send  in  the  enclosed  coupon,  filled  out,  when  you  place  your  order,  and  railroad  fare  for 
yourself  and  your  contractor  both  ways  will  be  applied  on  the  catalog  price  of  the  building. 


EXTRA  FREE  SERVICE 

Furnished  for  the  bare  catalog  price  of  an  Artcraft  Building. 

1.  A  variety  of  designs  covering  every  rational  and  practical  style  of  modern 
architecture. 

2.  Actual  photographs  of  finished  buildings  showing  every  detail  of  appearance. 

3.  Beauty  and  originality  in  even  the  least  expensive  building. 

4.  Convenience  of  room  arrangement  based  on  the  most  careful  study  of  do¬ 
mestic  conditions. 

5.  Easy  housekeeping  details  for  the  housewife. 

6.  Lighting  and  ventilating  systems  adhering  strictly  to  the  laws  of  physics 
and  hygiene. 

7.  Scientific  and  practical  structural  details  embodying  the  most  accurate  en¬ 
gineering  data  and  combining  the  utmost  strength,  rigidity,  and  durability  with  the 
greatest  economy  of  material  and  labor. 

8.  The  benefit  of  our  experience  and  knowledge  in  the  selection  of  the  test 
materials  for  the  varied  uses  at  the  lowest  cost. 

9.  Completely  detailed  plans  for  erection. 

10.  Trouble  proof  instructions  and  specifications. 

11.  A  legal,  water-tight  contract  for  labor  accessories. 

12.  A  guaranteed  cost  of  material. 

13.  A  complete  building  without  shortage,  extras  or  delays. 

14.  Fresh,  new  material  throughout. 

15.  Enormous  stocks,  backed  by  our  own  Spruce,  Hemlock,  and  Pine  timber 
lands.  Building  material  bought  in  large  blocks  for  cash  and  sold  at  lowest  possible 
prices.  Our  own  motor  trucks,  and  the  best  shipping  facilities  to  insure  prompt  de¬ 
liveries,  and 

16.  Last  and  most  important  of  all,  our  standing,  our  resources  and  our  reputa¬ 
tion  to  guarantee  you  fair  and  honorable  treatment  consideration  and  personal  atten¬ 
tion  to  your  individual  requirements. 

ALL  THIS  IS  INCLUDED  IN  THE  SERVICE  WHICH  COMES  FREE  WITH  THE 
PURCHASE  OF  AN  ARTCRAFT  BUILDING 


SEE  WHAT  YOU  BUY  BEFORE  YOU  PAY  FOR  IT 

Our  standing  offer  to  every  purchaser  of  an  Artcraft  Building  is  to  ship 
the  entire  bill  of  material  without  a  cent  of  payment,  until  it  is  thoroughly 
inspected  and  found  to  be  just  as  represented  in  this  catalog.  Can  anything 
be  more  fair  than  that?  We  will  take  all  risks  and  guarantee  all  charges,  send 
you  the  goods,  give  you  five  days  to  examine  them  and  if  they  are  not  just  as 
we  have  described  them,  you  may  return  them  to  us  and  we  will  pay  all  costs 
and  expenses  of  shipping,  both  ways.  Read  our  terms  on  the  back  of  every 
page,  and  then  fill  out  the  order  blank  and  send  it  in.  Material  will  be  shipped 
without  delay,  and  if  not  as  represented,  you  will  be  out  nothing  but  a  postage 
stamp. 


THE  ARCADIA 


Seven  Rooms  and  Bath.  34  by  24  ft.  and  Porches. 


ppj  CES' _ * 

Not  Ready-Cut,  -  $1897.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1840.09 

Blinds  Extra 


AN  EPITOME  OF  COMFORTABLE 
ELEGANCE 

HERE  are  many  designs  in  American  archi¬ 
tecture  that  are  noticeable  for  striking 
appearance,  for  beauty  of  exterior  lines. 
There  are  many  others  that  offer  excellent  interior 
arrangements,  planned  for  comfort  and  easy- 
housekeeping.  It  is  very  unusual,  however,  to 
find  the  ideal  combination  of  both  artistic  design 
and  a  real  “homey”  plan  such  as  THE  ARCADIA. 

The  elementary  lines  of  THE  ARCADIA  are 
pure  Dutch  Colonial,  the  type  that  has  success¬ 
fully  survived  generation  after  generation  of 
triumphant  and  happy  home-life.  It  has  been 
tried  and  proven  in  every  climate.  It  has  met 
every  condition  of  domestic  science  and  of  finan¬ 
cial  requirements.  THE  ARCADIA  is  typical  in 
basic  lines  without  radical  embellishments  to 
increase  the  cost  without  corresponding  returns 
in  actual  usage. 

The  room  arrangement  exactly  follows  the 
general  motif  of  comfortable  elegance.  A  true 


colonial  entrance,  simple  and  refined,  glass  panelled  door  with  side-lights,  admits  to  the  recep¬ 
tion  hall  with  mirror-door  coat  closet  immediately  at  hand.  The  hall  gives  access  to  either 
living-room,  dining-room,  kitchen  or  to  the  handsome  winding  stair-case  without  intrusion 
on  one  or  the  other.  The  immense  living-room  has  windows  on  three  sides,  big,  open  fireplace, 
and  glass  doors  leading  directly  to  the  private  side  porch  which  can  be  easily  glazed  off  for  an 
all-year-round  sun-parlor,  summer-porch,  or  outdoor  sleeping  room.  The  cooking-quarter* 


( continued  on  next  pa/e) 


(  The  Arcadia — continued  from  preceding  page) 

are  superb.  Big  serving  pantry  between  kitchen  and  dining  room,  a  closed-in  entry  with  ice- 
storage,  a  nook  for  the  range  and  double  windows,  with  immediate  access  to  every  other  part 
of  the  house. 

There  is  an  isolated  grade  entrance  to  the  basement  in  addition  to  the  inside  stairs.  The 
central  stair-case  to  the  second  floor  is  at  the  most  convenient  location  for  every  room.  Up¬ 
stairs  are  four  big  bed-rooms  each  lighted  and  ventilated  on  two  sides,  every  one  with  com¬ 
fortable  closets  and  all  opening  privately  on  the  main  hall  which  also  serves  the  bath-room  and 
with  the  large  linen  closet  completes  this  perfect  American  Home.  Built  on  Artcraft  details, 
with  Artcraft  material,  it  represents  in  actual  home-value  twice  the  catalog  price. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 


FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  storv,  6x8"  built  up; 

two  story,— 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers _ First 

and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6"-  Ceiiinc — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 


SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 


SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  W'- 

LATH:  Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  )4x4  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL- WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown* 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  y/'  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
* — Outside,  1^8  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE:— Nails  of  propei  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 


PAINT:— Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  i or  shingled  wans;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
fiuttets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 


WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
"Ready-Cut"  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  ALBION 

8  Rooms  and  Bath,  48  by  26  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $2265.00  Ready-Cul  by  Terry’s  Improved  Method,  $2489.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $2197.05  Less  3%  for  cash,  $2414.33 

BISHOPRIC  BOARD  FURNISHED  FOR  STUCCO  IN  PLACE  OF  SIDING 


A  HAVEN  OF  REFINEMENT 


HERE  are  architectural  lines  of  the  early  English  style  and  the  Elizabethan  period.  The 
design  itself  is  absolutely  true  to  type.  No  million  dollar  mansion  could  more  clearly 
represent  the  characteristic  features  of  that  interesting  stage  of  architectural  history. 
The  steeply  pitched  roof,  the  small  gables,  narrow  cornice  and  the  symmetrical  arrange¬ 
ment  of  door  and  window  openings,  combined  with  the  unique  development  of  the  side-roof 
over  the  veranda  fairly  exhale  the  spirit  of  the  old  English  manor  houses. 

This  particular  home  we  call  an  Americanized  Early  English,  because  with  the  general 
lines  of  the  Elizabethan  manor  we  have  combined  the  more  conservative  decorative  details  of 
modern  American  architecture.  We  have  omitted  the  imitation  timber  effects  in  the  gable 
ends  and  have  included  windows  and  doors  of  more  serviceable  and  sanitary  design  and  size. 
The  more  radical  effects  might  be  striking  at  first  glance,  but  like  a  “loud”  suit  of  clothes  are 
apt  to  grow  tiresome. 


{continued  on  next  page) 


(The  Albion — -continued  from  preceding  page ) 

The  interior  arrangement  is  again  true  to  the  best  American  ideals  of  comfort,  conven¬ 
ience,  and  accessibility.  The  main  entrance  porch  offers  protection  and  dignified  welcome  to 
the  visitor  and  the  home-comer,  while  the  immense  veranda  opening  through  glass  doors  from 
the  living  room  affords  every  facility  for  entertainment  and  for  repose  undisturbed  by  comers 
and  goers  at  either  entrance.  Other  distinctive  features,  too  obvious  to  require  comment 
other  than  mention,  are,  the  entrance  hall  with  coat  closet  and  central  winding  stairs,  the 
magnificent  living  room  with  fireplace  and  secluded  nook,  the  glazed-in  sleeping  porch  up¬ 
stairs  which  is  accessible  from  two  bedrooms  and  which  can  be  used  in  any  weather  as  a  sun- 
room,  play-room,  or  for  sewing,  four  large  bedrooms,  each  with  the  new  ward-robe  closets  and 
drawers  and  facilities  for  individual  heat,  large  central  hall,  bath,  clothes  chutes,  linen  closet 
— all  these  make  this  a  home  to  be  proud  of,  in  any  community,  for  any  class  of  society,  in  any 
surroundings.  Should  we  not  be  proud  that  Artcraft  methods  of  manufacturing,  building, 
and  merchandising  have  made  this  home  available  at  the  prices  quoted? 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME:— All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  storv,  6x8"  built  up; 

two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers _ First 

and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6"-  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS — 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  renters. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir.  ' 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5 

LATH:  Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  iixi  y2"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL- WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1 3'g"  check  rail 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  yg"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  iambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE:— Nails  of  propet  sixes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT:— Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  tor  shingled  wads;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER  BRICK 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


Colonades,  bookcases, 
STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  ana 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


V  For  the  price  quoted,  we 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  ATTLEBORO 

Nine  Rooms  and  Bath,  38  by  26  ft.,  and  Porches 


PRICES:— 


Not  Ready-Cut,  $2644.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $2564.68 

Shutters  Extra 


SPEAKS  FOR  ITSELF 


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ND  now  comes  THE  ATTLEBORO, 
a  true  Dutch  Colonial.  A  thor¬ 
oughbred  in  every  line.  As  pure 
and  sweet  as  a  noble  woman,  conform¬ 
ing  as  perfectly  to  type  as  a  pedigreed 
race-horse.  A  style  that  has  existed 
for  centuries,  brought  to  America  from 
Holland  by  our  forefathers,  and  endur¬ 
ing  because  of  its  peculiar  adaptabili¬ 
ties  to  every  whim  of  our  climate  and 
to  every  need  of  our  family  life.  Qual¬ 
ities  that  will  carry  it  through  many 
more  centuries,  a  source  of  lasting 
pride  to  the  owner  and  a  genuine  pleas¬ 
ure  to  the  discriminating  in  taste. 

This  is  a  design  that  has  been 
imitated  and  spoiled  in  the  building 
more  often  than  any  other  type  of 
American  or  foreign  architecture.  It 
is  a  work  of  art  that  can  be  ruined  by 
the  change  of  a  single  detail, — the 
substitution  of  a  slightly  different 
window,  or  the  variation  of  one 
degree  in  any  angle.  It  took  years  of  study  and  years  of  technical  training  before  THE 
ATTLEBORO  design  was  developed  as  shown  in  the  illustration.  It  has  required  the  combined 
knowledge  and  experience  in  engineering,  contracting,  carpentry  and  materials  of  our  entire 
organization  to  successfully  detail  every  piece  in  the  building  so  that  the  finished  house  is  just 
as  our  architect  drew  it  up  and  so  that  it  goes  together  just  as  the  photograph  shows.  These 
results  would  be  impossible  to  the  ordinary  builder,  but  the  finished  Artcraft  plans  make  it 
possible  for  him  to  build  it  as  it  should  be,  and  it  can  only  be  built  the  one  way, — the  right  way. 

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(  The  Attleboro — continued  from  preceding  page ) 

The  distinctive  features  of  THE  ATTLEBORO  are  too  prominent  to  require  comment.  All 
floor  plans  in  this  catalog  are  drawn  on  the  same  scale; — comparison  with  other  designs  will 
clearly  show  the  magnitude  of  THE  ATTLEBORO  but  so  symmetrical  are  its  lines  that  there  is 
nothing  ungainly  or  unweildy  in  its  appearance.  Note  especially  the  characteristic  hood  over 
the  main  entrance;  the  glass  door  with  side  panels  of  glass  opening  into  the  reception  hall 
with  mirror-door  coat-closet  right  at  hand  and  giving  view  of  the  central  winding  staircase 
with  panelled  woodwork;  at  the  left  the  living  room,  itself  as  large  as  some  houses,  with  open 
fireplace  and  two  full  glass  doors  to  the  big  private  side  porch;  the  cozy  den  with  entrance  from 
living-room  and  another  door  to  kitchen  and  basement;  the  convenient  kitchen,  with  refrigera¬ 
tor  vestibule,  rear  porch  and  pantry  between  kitchen  and  dining-room.  And  then  the  glorious 
sun-room,  enclosed  with  the  Artcraft  special  porch  sash  which  can  be  opened  fully  and  swung 
against  the  ceiling  or  closed  tight  against  any  weather.  Imagine  breakfast  here  on  a  spring 
morning,  open  to  the  sunlight,  the  breath  of  flowers,  and  bird-song,  or  a  bright  day  in  winter, 
basking  in  the  sun,  warm  and  protected. 

Upstairs  are  closets  and  drawer-chests  for  every  bed-room  and  a  separate  linen-room  central 
to  all.  Master’s  room,  two  guests’  rooms  and  servants’  room,  all  of  appropriate  size,  all  with 
windows  on  two  sides: — have  we  said  enough?  THE  ATTLEBORO  awaits  your  order.  You 
will  be  more  delighted  with  it  every  day  of  your  life.  Can  you  afford  to  be  without  it? 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — -2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first,  floor,  except  hedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Y%'. 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long,  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE— Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1)^x4  Casings;  Clear  F'ir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  F'ir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK:— DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1 Y"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  IJs"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  ja-mbs  and  Y%"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  §ash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — -choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  F'lashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  lor  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings,  finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 

to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  bv  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


mill-work,  paint,  builders 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  AUBURN 

8  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  x  28  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1 656.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  $1  790.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1606.32  Blinds  Extra  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1736.30 


CONSERVATIVE,  DIGNIFIED,  ECONOMICAL 

IT  is  a  fact  well  known  in  building  circles  that  the  two-story,  square,  hip-roof  house  gives  the 
greatest  floor  space  at  less  cost  than  any  other  style  of  residence.  That  sort  of  house  never 
goes  out  of  style,  it  is  built  in  every  part  of  the  world  and  in  every  class  of  residence  district. 
It  stands  any  climate  and  is  adapted  for  any  size  family  and  any  neighborhood.  It  is  as  staple 

(i continued  on  next  page ) 


( The  Auburn — continued  from  preceding  page  ) 

as  sugar  and  as  permanent  in  design  as  the  Rock  of  Gibraltar. 

These  truths  are  very  obvious  in  a  comparison  of  the  size,  design,  rooms  and  appearance 
of  The  Auburn,  with  the  very  low  price  at  which  it  is  quoted.  Here  is  a  full  two-story  house, 
with  basement,  four  large  rooms  on  the  first  floor,  conveniently  arranged  with  ventilated  pan- 
tty?  outside  entrance  to  cellar,  an  8  ft.  porch  clear  across  the  front,  protected  rear  porch,  a  com¬ 
bination  stairway  leading  directly  from  the  kitchen  or  reception  hall,  and  upstairs  four  large 
bedrooms,  each  with  two  full  windows  and  closets,  bathroom,  and  stairs  to  attic — built  on 
Artcraft  specifications,  true  to  photograph  and  plans,  at  a  price  almost  less  than  the  bare  ma¬ 
terial  for  a  small  cottage  under  the  old  methods. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  0x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 1x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x1".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x1"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  lxl"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — -SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  lxl"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  lxl"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  1 8"  long  for  5  J^". 

LATH:- — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  1  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — YgS-W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  z/g"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  %"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Yg”  jambs  and  Yg"  Stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Medici  ne  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


ze  o 


THE  AVON 

Seven  Rooms  and  Bath,  32  by  28  ft.,  and  Porches 


-  5HCOriD'TI_OOT2-PLJ\n- 


PRICES— 

Not  Ready-Cut,  -  $1958.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  -  $1899.26 

Blinds  Extra 


Ready-Cut  -  -  $2143.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  -  $2078.71 


The  interior  follows  closely  the  sim 
modifications  that  ease  of  housekeeping 


COLONIAL  IN  STYLE  AND  DETAIL 

A  wise  man  has  said  “A  man  is  judged  by  his 
home.”  Isn’t  it  true  that  we  often  judge 
people  even  before  we  see  them  by  the  char¬ 
acter  of  the  house  in  which  they  live?  And  these 
first  impressions  are  often  the  more  lasting.  It  be¬ 
hooves  us  then  to  choose  carefully  the  design  and 
style  of  our  home  that  it  may  represent  our  real  ideas 
and  that  we  may  be  judged  accordingly. 

THE  AVON  is  the  typical  representative  of  the 
character  a  man  should  be  proud  to  establish  in  his 
community.  It  bespeaks  a  dignified  lack  of  preten¬ 
tion;  solid,  substantial  merit  that  needs  no  artificial 
decoration  to  attract  passing  attention;  but,  withal, 
it  announces  that  the  inmates  have  respect  for  their 
own  comfort  and  their  own  enjoyment  of  healthful, 
pleasant  living. 

The  design  has  proven  its  worth  through  genera¬ 
tions.  It  has  been  built  time  and  again  in  old  New 
England.  It  is  a  style  that  has  survived  through 
many  whims  and  fancies  of  architectural  invention. 
It  is  one  of  the  fittest. 

pie  and  substantial  general  theme,  with  all  modern 
now  demands.  A  true  colonial  entrance,  glass  doors 


( continued  on  nexl  page) 


(The  Avon — continued  from  preceding  page) 

with  side  panels  of  glass;  large  reception  hall  with  convenient  coat-closet;  on  one  side  the  big 
living-room,  with  open  fireplace  between  French  windows  opening  on  the  comfortable,  secluded 
veranda;  on  the  other  side  dining-room  and  kitchen  with  serving  and  storage  pantry  between. 
In  the  rear  a  separate  porch  for  the  kitchen,  and  another  entrance  to  either  cellar  or  kitchen. 

Upstairs,  three  dandy  bed-rooms  lighted  on  two  sides,  bath,  linen-closet,  and  a  sewing-room 
occupying  little  floor-space  but  just  as  convenient  and  serviceable  as  a  large  chamber. 

Read  the  description  of  Artcraft  construction  details,  see  what  Terry’s  Improved  Method 
of  Ready-cutting  means,  study  the  specifications  of  What  we  Furnish;  and  then  compare  this 
design  with  others  at  anything  like  the  same  price.  The  plans  and  instructions  cost  you  noth¬ 
ing.  Pay  us  only  for  the  material,  the  rest  is  Artcraft  Service. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS,— 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors— 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  M"  Casings;  Clear  F'ir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  F'ir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1 3g"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  %"  rabbeted  j ambs,  sills;  Inside,  %"  iambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
i  buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoied,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  BEACHMONT 

9  Rooms  and  Bath,  32  by  26  ft.  and  Porches 


Not  Ready  Cut,  $1940.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System, $21  1  5.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1881.80  Blinds  Extra  Less  3%  for  cash,  $2051.55 


PURE  AMERICAN  ON  CRAFTSMAN  LINES 


AN  ideal  home  for  the  American  gentleman — city  or  country — farm  or  suburb.  Built  on  the 
economical  basis  of  the  square,  hip-roof,  two  story  residence,  with  all  the  added  refine¬ 
ments  of  design,  of  comfort  and  convenience  that  modern  architecture  can  devise.  Con¬ 
sidering  the  floor  areas  the  size  of  the  rooms,  and  the  little  luxuries  of  living  that  are  included, 
THE  BEACHMONT  is  really  a  low-priced  HOME  OF  DISTINCTION  that  will  grace  any  neigh¬ 
borhood,  that  will  add  charm  to  any  environment,  and  of  which  any  man  may  be  proud  to 
say — “That  is  my  home.” 


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( The  Bcachmont — continued  from  preceding  page) 

The  wide,  California  Rustic  siding,  the  low,  widely  overhanging  roof  and  the  Marquise 
entrance  take  the  design  far  away  from  the  ordinary,  and  give  it  that  Craftsman  effect,  which 
denotes  solidity,  durability  and  home-like  comfort  without  bizarre  or  “ginger-bread”  deco¬ 
rations  that  cnly  cheapen  in  appearance. 

Inside  is  a  real  Home,  that  will  always  be  a  pleasure  and  comfort  to  the  family.  A  living 
room  extending  clear  across  the  front  of  the  house  with  a  reception  hall  divided  off,  but  not 
entirely  separated,  by  an  arch  or  colonnade  opening, — at  the  other  end  the  fireplace,  with  glass 
doors  leading  to  the  open  porch,  and  through  the  dining  room  to  the  closed  porch  which  will 
be  used  as  breakfast  room,  sun  parlor,  and  will  be  the  most  popular  nook  in  the  whole  house. 
Another  large  porch  in  the  rear,  serves  the  kitchen  and  has  ample  room  for  ice  box  and  storage. 

Upstairs  are  a  large  Master’s  room,  two  guests’  chambers  and  a  children’s  or  servant’s 
room,  with  bathroom  convenient  to  all.  Compact,  clean-cut  and  comfortable,  is  The  Beach- 
mont,  and  at  the  price,  on  Artcraft  specifications,  a  most  decided  bargain. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6”.  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8”  built  lip; 

two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6”  solid  or  2x8”  Box.  JOISTS, — 16”  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6”;  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6”.  RAFTERS— 2x6”.  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4”  on  16”  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8”  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6”  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4”  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4”  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6”  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10”  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2”  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2”,  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5”  exposure,  or  18”  long  for  5  V". 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — Ys*W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Vi'  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  Ys"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — - 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
—Outside,  1  Yg"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Yg"  jambs  and  Ys"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


THE  BERKELEY 

8  Rooms  and  Bath,  28  x  26  ft.  and  Porches 


Not  Ready-Cut  $1 71 5.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  $1885.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1663.55  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1828.45 


F IT2  S  T“F LOOTS  =T?_L_  ftN* 


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A  REAL  HOME 

REAL  home  of  happy 
mediums.  Nothing 
extreme  nor  radical 
about  any  line  of  the  design 
nor  any  detail  of  finish  nor 
interior  arrangement.  Quiet 
in  tone,  restful  in  appear¬ 
ance,  undemonstrative  in 
character, — are  not  those 
the  essential  elements  of 
the  home  man  wants  to  seek 
after  a  hard  day’s  work? 
No  flashy  nor  discordant 
notes  in  the  general  har¬ 
mony  of  design.  Just  the 
smooth,  even  rhythm  that 
forms  the  motif  of  the  ideal 
home  life  and  with  which 
the  house  itself  should  har¬ 
monize, — as  does  THE 
BERKELEY. 


Such  a  home  absolutely 

fits  in  any  surroundings.  THE  BERKELEY  is  not  too  wide  to  fit  the  ordinary  city  lot,  but 
still  broad  enough  to  fittingly  crown  an  imposing  site.  Not  too  radical  in  appearance  to  rest 
among  closely  adjoining  residences  of  any  style,  and  still  with  a  quiet  character  of  its  own 
that  will  carry  itself  though  placed  entirely  alone.  Graceful  for  a  sylvan  dell,  and  stately  for 
a  hill-top.  A  happy  medium  in  every  note — as  useful  and  universal  as  a  REAL  Home  could 
possibly  be. 

Just  this  tone  is  carried  throughout  the  interior  design  and  room  arrangement.  An  eight- 
foot  porch  across  the  front  easily  screened  or  glazed  in,  puts  a  summer  home,  or  a  winter  sun- 
room  right  at  the  front  door.  The  living  room  and  dining-room  occupying  the  entire  front  of 


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( The  Berkeley — continued  from  preceding  page) 

the  building  are  connected  by  arch  or  colonnade  openings,  making  practically  one  immense 
room,  with  open  fireplace  and  extra  large  windows  on  three  sides.  The  den,  off  the  living  room, 
is  large  enough  for  a  library  or  spare  bed-room. 

The  central  staircase  is  ideally  located  for  easy  access  to  and  from  every  rocm  in  the  house, 
and  the  big  coat  closet  is  handy  to  either  entrance  and  to  the  kitchen.  A  grade  entrance  under 
the  main  stairs  leads  to  the  cellar  or  kitchen  directly  from  the  outside.  The  kitchen  has  an 
individual  porch  and  direct  connection  with  dining-room  and  both  stairways.  Two  extra 
large  bedrooms  upstairs  have  three  big  windows  in  front,  and  roemy  closets.  One  smaller  bed¬ 
room  with  convenient  closet  and  a  dandy  big  bath  rocm  with  linen  closet  adjacent  complete 
the  interior  arrangement  which  the  experienced  housekeeper  will  appreciate  and  admire. 
The  attic  is  ventilated  and  protected  by  the  Artcraft  ventilating  windows,  adjusted  from  the 
rooms  below.  Only  the  Artcraft  system  could  provide  all  these  features  at  the  low  prices  quoted. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 


FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  storv,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6"-  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x8".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Fine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles, 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 


Cornice 


SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS:—  ^xh"  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH:— OUTSIDE— Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1^x4)^"  Casings;  Clear  F'ir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL- WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  3„"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1 3-g"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  iambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pullevs,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 


PAINT:— Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and’ 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES.  Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings,  finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 

to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordeied 
“Ready-Cut"  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  BOND 


A  Four  Apartment  House — Twenty  Rooms 
and  Four  Baths 


Not  Ready-Cut, 

On  regular  terms 

Ready-Cut, 

On  regular  terms 


Cash  $3981.85 
$4105.00 

Cash  $4432.00 
$4299.04 


THOSE  accustomed  to  investing  in  income-producing  real  estate  will  at  once  recognize  the 
true  value  of  this  four  apartment  house,  Artcraft  thruout.  It  will  produce  a  larger  in¬ 
come  in  proportion  to  the  amount  invested  than  any  other  renting  apartment  that  you 
can  build.  A  broad  statement,  but  true  nevertheless;  and,  not  only  is  this  the  best  income 
producer  it  is  possible  to  build  from  a  strictly  investment  standpoint,  but  it  meets  the  crying 
need  of  the  public  for  a  small,  well  arranged,  well  lighted  and  ventilated  apartment  of  five 
rooms. 

All  apartments  are  identically  the  same — Living  room,  dining  room,  kitchen,  two  bedrooms, 
bath,  a  very  convenient  pantry;  and  last  but  not  least,  plenty  of  closet  room  including  a  linen 
closet.  Then  there  is  the  wide  individual  front  porch  as  well  as  a  rear  porch  for  each  apartment. 

The  appearance  is  not  only  distinctive,  but  attractive,  and  so  different  from  the  ordinary 
type  of  square  flat  roof  apartment  buildings  that  look  so  much  alike. 

Decide  now  to  invest  your  money  in  THE  BOND,  for  it  has  been  proven  in  these  war  times 
that  there  is  no  safer  investment  than  well  selected  real  estate.  Owners  of  THE  BOND  state 
they  never  have  to  advertise  an  apartment  if  it  is  to  become  vacant,  as  they  always  have  a  wait¬ 
ing  list.  You  can  do  the  same. 


THE  BONITA 


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PLAN  A 

5  Rooms,  Bath  and  Porches,  28  by  55  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1 665. 1 9 

On  regular  terms  $1727.00 

Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1809.05 
On  regular  terms  $  1  865 .00 


PLAN  B 

5  Rooms,  Bath  and  Porches,  24  by  51  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1465.67 
On  regular  terms  $  1  5  1  1  .00 
Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1583.04 
On  regular  terms  $  1  632.00 


ARTCRAFT  BUNGALOW 


WE  have  added  our  trade-name  to  this  ideal  home  for  it  so  accurately  represents  what  we 
mean  by  a  Bungalow. 

Every  line  of  THE  BONITA  has  a  meaning.  Every  detail  of  the  interior  arrange¬ 
ment  has  a  specific  purpose.  Not  a  requirement  of  modern  house-keeping  that  is  not  provided 
for. 

There  is  a  definite  reason  for  every  general  result.  Consider  the  porch.  Available  for 
every  hour  of  the  day  and  every  month  in  the  year.  THE  BONITA  can  be  built  either  right 
or  left  to  suit  frontage  of  lot  so  that  one  side  of  the  porch  will  be  sunny  and  one  shady  through¬ 
out  the  day.  Doesn’t  that  appeal  to  some  of  you  folks  who  have  had  to  use  the  front  porch  in 
the  morning  and  the  back  porch  of  evenings?  The  L  can  be  screened  or  glazed  off  easily,  making 
it  strictly  private  with  separate  entrance  from  the  dining-room  and  still  a  big  veranda  clear 
across  the  front.  The  living-room  is  extra  lar^e,  lighted  and  ventilated  on  three  sides.  There 
are  big  bay  windows  in  the  dining-room  and  in  the  Master’s  room,  inside  stairs  to  attic  and 
basement,  in  Plans  A  and  B,  and  a  little  private  hall  which  without  an  inch  of  waste  space 
serves  both  bed-rooms,  cellar  stairs,  bath,  kitchen  and  dining-room. 


THE  BOWDOIN 

6  Rooms  and  Bath.  26  by  24  ft.,  and  Porches. 


PRICES:  — 


Not  Ready-Cut,  $1430.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  $1342.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1387.10  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1495.74 

Bishopric  Board  furnished  in  place  of  siding  for  stucco 
at  a  reduction  of  $102.00 


A  CONSERVATIVE,  DIGNIFIED  COLONIAL 


HERE  is  another  glorious  example  of  the  economy  of  the  square  hip-roofed  house.  Over 
twelve  hundred  feet  of  living  floor  space  for  less  than  $1400.00.  How  can  we  do  it  for 
the  money?  We  have  already  told  you  the  answer.  Plain  square  lines,  with  no 
waste  of  material,  no  expensive  decorative  features,  and  the  hip-roof  that  takes  less  material 
and  costs  less  to  build  than  any  other  style. 


( continued  on  next  pate) 


(  The  Bowdoin — continued  from  preceding  page) 

The  exterior  of  THE  BOWDOIN  with  its  wide  Bungalow  siding  at  once  conveys  the  idea  of 
solidity,  durability,  and  massiveness,  and  on  Artcraft  construction  this  appearance  is  based 
on  facts. 

The  inside  arrangement  is  generous  in  every  proportion.  An  immense  living-room  with 
open  fire  place,  French  windows  leading  to  the  private  side  porch  and  open  stairs  to  the  second 
floor.  Inside  stairs  to  the  basement  a  large  pantry  and  closet  off  the  dining-room  are  other 
features  not  found  in  other  residences  of  this  price.  The  upstairs  lay-out  will  appeal  because 
of  its  simple  convenience  and  comfort. 

There  is  value  in  every  inch  of  THE  BOWDOIN  that  Artcraft  alone  makes  possible. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up,  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers— First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16'  long  for  5"exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Yi'. 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1)4x4}^"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — \Vg"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  f/g"  jambs  and  Yg"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors,- — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 


GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  accordingto  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  CAMBRIDGE 


Six  Rooms  and  Bath.  18  by  36  ft.,  and  Porches 


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PRICES.— 

Not  Ready-Cut, 

$1498.00 

Less  3%  for  cash, 

$1453.06 

Ready-Cut, 

$1623.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash, 

$1574.31 

Bay  Windows  and  Blinds 

Extra 

IDEAL  FOR  A  NARROW  LOT 


WITH  the  price  of  real  estate  advancing 
every  day  it  is  good  business  to  consi¬ 
der  homes  that  fit  nicely  on  a  small 
amount  of  ground.  It  has  been  demonstrated 


by  the  sky-scrapers  in  big  cities  that  the  only 
way  to  use  high-priced  property  economically  is  to  go  straight  up  in  the  air  with  buildings  on  it. 
It  has  been  difficult  to  work  out  attractive  looking  homes  on  this  scheme,  but  with  the  CAM¬ 
BRIDGE  we  believe  we  have  solved  the  problem. 

We  show  in  the  photograph  three  of  over  twenty  of  this  design  that  have  been  successfully 
constructed  in  this  city.  By  slight  variations  in  the  outside  details  they  have  been  made  to 
look  like  entirely  different  houses.  These  three  were  built  on  thirty-three  feet  lots  and  it  will 
be  noted  there  is  really  more  room  than  is  actually  needed  for  each  home.  THE  CAMBRIDGE 
will  fit  nicely  on  a  twenty-five  or  even  a  twenty-two  feet  lot. 

Added  to  ^his  advantage  in  size  is  the  really  comfortable,  home-like  appearance  and  the 
convenient  inside  arrangement.  Every  room  is  large  size,  and  just  where  it  should  be.  Sep¬ 
arate  stairs  to  basement  and  to  second  floor  and  an  isolated  entrance  to  the  upstairs  through 
the  reception  hall. 

THE  CAMBRIDGE,  on  Artcraft  specification  and  construction  details  and  with  Artcraft 
material  makes  a  great  investment  for  any  one.  When  ordered  in  groups  of  two  or  more,  the 
design  of  each  will  be  varied  if  desired  without  extra  charge. 

For  specifications  of  what  we  furnish,  see  opposite  page. 


THE  CLARENDON 

Six  Rooms  and  Bath.  20  by  24  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1 1  70.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1134.90 

Ready-Cut,  $1260.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1222.20 


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SIMPLE  DIGNITY,  LASTING  MERIT, 
HONEST  VALUE 

KESE  three  essential  charac¬ 
teristics  of  TKE  CLAREN¬ 
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selves  to  anyone  interested  in 
obtaining  the  most  for  his  money. 
The  most  of  floor  space,  the  great¬ 
est  amount  of  home-ccmfort,  the 
largest  percentage  of  easy  house¬ 
keeping  festures,  all  these  on  the 
smallest  possible  investment, — that 
is  the  combination  often  sought 
for  by  far-sighted  builders  but 
very  seldom  realized. 

Here  is  nearly  one  thousand  square  feet  of  inside  floor  area,  not  to  mention  the  porch, 
all  for  about  eleven  hundred  dollars.  Compare  that  with  any  other  method  of  building,  con¬ 
trast  such  a  proposition  with  any  offered  in  any  other  catalog,  keeping  in  mind  that  these  prices 
are  for  material  already  delivered  right  here  in  the  East,  Artcraft  Material  on  Artcraft  Construc¬ 
tion,  and  then  you  will  appreciate  the  real  value  of  this  offer,  the  real  merit  of  THE  CLARENDON 
at  the  prices  we  have  quoted. 

The  design  is  simply  pure  American.  A  full  two-story,  honest  house  of  the  cottage  type. 
No  furbelows,  no  “do-dads,”  just  every  inch  a  home. 

But  no  details  of  home  comfort  are  lacking.  No  sacrifice  of  quality  has  been  made  to  reduce 
these  pi  ices  to  their  low  level.  The  building  is  constructed  as  every  other  Artcraft  Home  is, 
the  best  we  know  how. 

THE  CLARENDON  is  simply  an  example  of  what  it  is  possible  to  do  by  scientific  planning 
on  an  economy  basis,  by  skilled  architects  and  experienced  builders.  The  low  cost  is  reached 
only  by  the  arrangement  and  the  design  itself. 

Six  big  rooms  and  bath,  porch  and  grade  entrance  to  cellar,  big  closets  everywhere,  on  Art¬ 
craft  specifications  for  the  prices  we  quote.  We  can  SAY  no  more.  It  is  up  to  you.  The  signed 
order  will  bring  this  complete  house  to  you  subject  to  your  inspection.  You  need  pay  us  noth¬ 
ing  until  you  are  thoroughly  satisfied  with  every  piece  of  material  required  to  erect  it.  We 
await  your  order. 


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THE  COLEBROOK 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  26x18  ft. 


A  FINE  LOOKING  INEXPENSIVE  HOUSE 


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FIRST  -ELOOR-P  LAN 


STCOJTT-  FLOOR  -  PLAN 


Not  Ready-Cut,  $1 105.00 
Less  3%  for  Cash,  $1071.85 


Ready-Cul,  $1195.00 
Less  3%  for  Cash,  $1159.15 


WOULDN’T  this  be  better  than  boarding  in  someone  else’s  home,  or  eternally  paying  rent 
for  the  other  man’s  house,  or  being  shut  up  in  a  flat  or  tenement  month  after  month 
and  year  after  year.  The  Artcraft  system  of  planning,  building,  and  selling,  makes  it 
possible  for  any  family  to  build  and  enjoy  their  own  home  if  they  really  want  such  a  privilege. 
A  little  saving  account,  a  little  sacrifice  here  and  there,  will  soon  have  the  home,  long  before  it 
is  possible  under  another  method.  Go  without  an  automobile  this  year;  buy  and  build  The 
COLEBROOK  now — next  year  you  can  have  the  home,  an  auto  too,  and  the  auto  will  be  paid 
for  by  this  year’s  rent. 

The  rooms  are  well  proportioned — large  living  room,  dining  room,  and  kitchen  in  addition 
to  reception  hall  with  coat  closet  on  first  floor,  and  two  bedrooms  with  necessary  closets  and 
bath  room  on  second  floor. 

For  the  young  family  it  meets  present  conditions  and  fulfills  future  hopes. 


THE  COLRAIN 

6  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  x  24  ft. 


FIRST-  FLOOR  -PLAN. 


Not  Ready-Cut,  $1479.00 

Less  3%  for  Cash,  $1434.63 


Ready-Cut,  $1582.00 

Less  3%  for  Cash,  $1534.64 


THE  most  notable  feature  of  this  Well  Proportioned,  Well  Planned  Square  House  is  the  extra 
wide  cornice  which  gives  it  an  impressive  appearance. 

This  square  house  offers  the  maximum  return  for  the  money. 

The  outside  is  clapboarded  with  clear  red  cedar  siding  up  to  the  belt  course,  above  with 
shingles. 

Entering  you  have  an  attractive  reception  hall  with  coat  closet  connected  by  a  cased  open¬ 
ing  with  the  well  lighted  square  living  room.  The  dining  room,  kitchen  and  pantry  are  arranged 
for  easy  housekeeping. 

On  the  second  floor  there  are  three  corner  square  bedrooms  properly  ventilated  with  two 
windows  each  and  provided  with  ample  closet  room.  The  bath  room  and  necessary  linen  closet 
completes  every  requirement  of  modern  housekeeping.  It  is  a  true  home  for  the  progressive 
lamily.  It  is  designed  for  those  ambitious  ones  who  are  satisfied  only  with  the  best. 


THE  DASHWOOD 


PLAN  A 


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PLAN  A 

5  Rooms  and  Bath 
24  by  20  ft.  and  Porches 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1130.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1096.10 

Ready-Cut,  $1215.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1178.55 


Bihupric  Board  furnished  for  stucco  walls 
MAKES  A  LITTLE 

JEWEL  OF  A  HOME 

PLAN  B 

5  Rooms  and  Bath 
28  by  24  ft.  and  Porches 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1420.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1377.40 

Ready-Cut,  $1540.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1493.80 

Bishopric  Board  furnished  for  stucco  walls 

A  JEWEL  OF  LARGER  CARAT 

FOR  a  strictly  modern, 
up-to-the-minute  home 
we  submit  THE  DASH- 
WOOD  as  another  example 

( continued  on  next  page) 


( The  Dashwood — continued  from  preceding  page) 

of  real  architectural  design  in  a  moderate-priced  building.  All  the  lines  of  a  costly  mansion, 
all  the  interior  convenience  and  charm  of  a  millionaire’s  heme,  and  still  within  reach  of  a 
modest  bank  account.  Those  are  the  results  that  Artcraft  brings  to  the  heme-builder. 

Stucco  walls  give  an  effect  that  can  not  be  produced  by  siding  and  shingles.  An  air  of  per¬ 
manency,  of  simple  elegance  and  artistic  refinement.  Stucco  when  properly  applied  on  a  suit¬ 
able  base  makes  a  wall  that  is  fire-proof,  weather-proof  and  not  subject  to  decay  or  deteriora¬ 
tion.  Artcraft  furnishes  Bishopric  Board  on  which  the  stucco  is  applied  directly  without  metal 
lath.  This  material  is  guaranteed  water-proof,  and  to  make  a  stronger  and  more  durable  wall 
than  any  other  base,  even  metal  lath.  It  costs  more  than  the  ordinary  wooden  sheathing 
supplied  by  others  which  is  not  accepted  by  practical  stucco-workers  and  which  we  do  not  con¬ 
sider  good  enough  for  Artcraft  Homes  of  Distinction.  Complete  instructions  are  furnished 
for  erecting  and  applying  the  cement  to  secure  the  effect  as  shown. 

This  charming  little  home  is  listed  in  two  sizes,  and  the  floor  plan  cf  each  is  worked  out  in 
perfect  accord  with  the  domestic  scheme  most  appropriate  to  each.  The  larger  plan  secures 
three  bed-rooms  by  using  one  end  of  the  immense  living-room  as  a  dining-room  an  idea  that  is 
becoming  very  popular  in  modern  home-design.  Plan  A  provides  two  bed-rooms  and  bath 
upstairs  with  kitchen,  dining-room  and  big  living-room  downstairs. 

Ready-cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System  the  building  can  be  erected  on  a  very  small  labor- 
cost  and  the  finished  home  will  represent  a  value  much  in  excess  of  the  actual  investment. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING— e  ntirc  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  ]/%". 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS:—  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  J^x4  W  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  \y%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Yg"  jambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Medici  ne  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  accordingtoabove 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  EATON  (A) 

6  Rooms  and  Balh  30  by  26  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut  $1545.00 

Less  3  %  for  cash,  $1498.65 


Ready-Cut,  $1645.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3  %  for  cash,  $1595.65 

P  Shipped  anywhere  for  in¬ 
spection  and  approval  with¬ 
out  advance  payment. 


THE  EATON  (B) 

7  Rooms  and  Bath  30  by  26  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1575.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1527.75 

Ready-Cut,  $1680.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1629.60 


Our  delivered  prices  are  less 
than  our  competitors,  quality 
and  service  considered. 


NEAT,  SIMPLE,  PERMANENTLY  PLEASING 

THE  type  of  cottage  so  well  represented  by  the  Eaton  is  deservedly  becoming  more  and  more 
popular,  and  is  being  built  by  home-owners  with  great  success  in  every  section  of  the  na¬ 
tion  and  for  every  purpose  of  city  and  country  residence.  It  is  really  a  two-story  house 
built  on  the  broad,  low  lines  of  the  Bungalow  type.  It  combines  the  qutet,  restful  appearance 
of  the  bungalow  with  the  features  desired  by  many  housekeepers,  of  upstairs  bedrooms  and 


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bath.  The  simplicity  of  construction  details  makes  it  possible  to  hold  the  cost  down  within 
reach  of  any  one  possessed  of  “home-craving”,  and  the  neatness  in  design  produces  an  effect 
that  will  never  become  tiresome. 

It  should  be  interesting  to  compare  the  very  low  price  made  possible  by  Artcraft  methods 
with  the  many  desirable  points  to  be  found  in  THE  EATON  design.  Plan  A  offers  a  complete 
establishment  downstairs,  living  room,  dining-room,  kitchen,  bedroom  and  bath,  with  a  closed 
staircase  leading  to  two  extra  rooms  on  the  second  floor,  which  may  be  left  unfinished  at  a  re¬ 
duced  initial  cost,  or  shut  off  entirely  from  the  main  quarters  as  occasion  requires.  Plan  B 
offers  the  same  advantages  with  three  bedrooms  upstairs,  provisions  for  a  bath  room  on  either 
floor  or  both,  a  grade  entrance  leading  from  the  outside  directly  to  cellar  and  kitchen  and  im¬ 
mense  closets  for  every  room.  On  either  plan,  THE  EATON,  built  on  Artcraft  plans  and  speci¬ 
fications,  with  Artcraft  material  and  service,  is  a  prize  for  the  home-owner  and  the  home¬ 
builder. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  GIRDER, — one  storv,  0x8”  built  up; 

two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers— First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6"-  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5M". 

LATH:  Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  fix-i  fo"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  propel  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT:— Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES.  Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
bullets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days*  examination  ana 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

y  For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


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THE  EDGEWORTH 

7  Rooms  and  Bath,  31  by  28  ft. 

NotReady-Cut  $1640.00  Ready-Cut  byTerry’s  Improved  System,  $1  770.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1590.80  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1716.90 


SOMETHING 

DIFFERENT 


DELIGHTFULLY 

QUAINT 


FOR  something  a  little  out  of  the  ordinary,  for  a  home  that  will  stand  out  from  its  neighbors, 
that  will  attract  attention  in  any  surroundings — we  offer  THE  EDGEWORTH.  Nothing 
extreme  in  its  design,  but  still  with  a  distinct  character  all  its  own,  it  is  a  pleasure  to  the 
eye  from  every  angle. 

THE  EDGEWORTH  will  build  very  nicely  on  the  average  city  lot,  and  with  larger  grounds 
available  in  suburbs  or  country  will  stand  out  in  dignity  worthy  of  any  environment.  It  is  an 
all  year-round  home,  and  particularly  cozy  in  cold  weather,  with  a  front  porch  protected  on  two 
sides,  entrance  vestibules  front  and  rear. 


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(  The  EJgeuorth — continued  from  preceding  page ) 

Here  is  a  complete  Home  on  the  first  floor  with  three  more  bedrooms  and  bath  on  the  sec¬ 
ond  floor.  Here  is  a  room  arrangement  that  will  please  the  housewife  and  save  her  many 
steps  in  the  days’  work.  The  kitchen  opens  on  a  small  hall  which  serves  every  room  on  the 
first  floor  and  contains  the  well  lighted,  easy,  stairs  to  the  second  floor,  with  rooms  grouped  in 
the  same  manner,  and  with  a  big  linen  closet  and  large  clothes  closets  for  every  room.  Here 
is  also  a  grade  entrance  from  the  outside  with  direct  access  to  the  cellar  without  entering  any 
other  room. 

It  can  be  readily  appreciated  that  THE  EDGEWORTH  is  planned  for  the  home-builder 
who  wants  a  really  distinctive  home,  and  for  the  home-keeper  who  appreciates  those  little  re¬ 
finements  of  domestic  economy  that  make  her  work  a  pleasure.  Artcraft  construction  through¬ 
out  guarantees  the  value,  and  the  Artcraft  catalog  prices  puts  it  out  of  competition. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  Up; 
two  story,— 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  everv  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics,— 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING:— 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16*  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Yl’' 
LATH: — -Strictly  X'o.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — ^xJV' for  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  )4x4  J-5"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 13<"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  \  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Yg"  iambs  and  Yg"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra.  ^ 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT.  PLASTER.  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


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PRI CES- _ 

Not  Ready-Cut,  -  $1307.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1267.79 

Ready-Cut,  -  $1398.00 

Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System, 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1356.06 


ECONOMY  OF  COST— LIBERALITY  OF  FEATURES 


AT  the  first  thought  it  would  hardly  seem  reasonable  or 
business-like  that  a  firm  selling  building  material  should 
deliberately  work  out  methods  of  construction  and  draw 
up  plans  that  actually  reduce  the  amount  of  lumber  and  other 
supplies  necessary  to  accomplish  certain  purposes  in  home- 
building.  Yet  that  is  the  sole  and  ultimate  purpose  of  Artcraft. 
To  so  reduce  the  cost  of  building  that  every  family  may  own 
and  enjoy  a  home  of  their  own.  The  home  that  best  fits  the 
family,  the  financial  condition  and  the  surroundings. 

Given  an  unlimited  capital,  a  boundless  area  of  ground,  and 
all  the  material  necessary,  it  is  easy  to  build  a  home  that 
will  please  the  most  fastidious. 

But  to  hold  the  cost  down  within  reach  of  the  family  who 
HOPES  to  own  a  home  of  their  own,  to  fit  the  building  to  re¬ 
stricted  limits  and  STILL  to  furnish  all  the  conveniences  of 
modern  homelife — that  requires  a  knowledge  of  planning  and 
building,  an  experience  in  construction,  and  material  that  is 
not  available  to  the  builder  of  medium  priced  homes  except 
through  Artcraft. 

Artcraft  furnishes  this  wisdom  absolutely  free  to  the  build¬ 
er.  All  the  science  of  technical  training  and  practical  exper¬ 
ience  is  embodied  in  Artcraft  Homes  at  the  bare  cost  of  the 
material  alone.  By  Artcraft,  comfortable  residences  are  made 
at  once  available  to  families  whose  greatest  hopes  did  not  an¬ 
ticipate  owning  homes  of  their  own  for  years  to  come. 

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(The  Egremont — continued  from  preceding  page) 

For  example,  THE  EGREMONT.  You  have  seen  many  buildings  erected  with  the  material 
at  these  prices  that  when  completed  had  no  style,  no  comfort  and  no  conveniences  and  much 
less  usable  room.  You  have  never  seen  the  cost  of  material  for  any  home  as  desirable  as  THE 
EGREMONT  offered  at  such  a  low  cost,  and  ready-cut  in  such  a  practical,  money-saving  man¬ 
ner  as  by  Artcraft. 

Note  the  features.  Six  comfortable  rooms  with  bath,  big  porch  clear  across  the  front,  inside 
stairs  to  basement,  full  ceilings,  large  closets,  more  windows,  better  light  and  ventilation.  Art- 
craft  construction,  more  material  of  better  quality,  and  then  compare  the  prices  DELIVERED 
RIGHT  HERE  close  to  you,  with  the  DELIVERED  prices  of  others.  There  can  be  but  one  answer: 
— the  signed  order  will  bring  the  entire  building  to  you  for  your  personal  inspection.  You  need 
pay  us  only  when  you  are  satisfied. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS,— 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  10"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Y%' . 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — V&-W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Mx4  Yi"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1 rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  ]/%"  jambs  and  b/%"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — -choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
Incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  ELMGROVE 


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PLAN  A 

6  Rooms  and  Bath  26  by  32  ft. 
PRICES.— 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1890.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1833,30 

Ready-Cut,  $2040,00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1978.80 

PLAN  B 

8  Rooms  and  Bath  26  by  32  ft. 

PRICES— 

NotReady-Cut, $1865.00 

Less  3  %for  cash,  $1809.05 

Ready-Cut,  $2018.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1957.40 

PRACTICAL 

BUILT  for  Home  pur¬ 
poses  only.  De¬ 
signed  to  utilize 
every  bit  of  space,  both 
in  floor  area  and  actual 
cubic  contents  of  the 
walls  and  roof,  THE 
ELMGROVE  is  a  big 
house,  larger  than  it 
looks  and  big  in  conven¬ 
ience  and  exclusive 
Home  features. 

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( The  ElmgroVe — -continued  from  preceding  page) 

Both  plans  shown  have  the  same  size  and  the  same  exterior,  the  only  difference  being  in 
the  room  arrangements.  Plan  A  has  all  the  sleeping  quarters  and  bath  room  upstairs,  with  a 
strictly  modern  arrangement  downstairs,  including  sun-porch  with  glass  doors  from  the  dining¬ 
room,  grade  entrance  to  cellar  and  kitchen,  large  pantry  and  vestibule.  Plan  B  has  provisions 
for  a  larger  family,  four  bed-rooms,  or  five,  if  living  room  is  used  for  dining-room  too,  and 
inside  stairs  to  cellar. 

With  either  plan  Artcraft  construction  details  providing  fifty  per  cent  more  strength  in 
the  building,  and  Artcraft  specifications  furnishing  twenty  per  cent  more  material  of  a  better 
quality,  make  this  a  practical  home  at  a  bargain  value. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x1".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  1 8"  long  for  5  Yi'- 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH;. — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1 y&"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Med  icine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished,  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  ELMWOOD  (A) 

7  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  x  34  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1875.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  1818.75 

Ready-Cut,  $2035.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3  %  for  cash,  1973.95 

Shipped  anywhere  on  ap¬ 
proval. 


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THE  ELMWOOD  (B) 

8  Rooms  and  Balh,  26  x  32  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1890.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1833.30 

Ready-Cut,  $2050.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1988.50 

WONDERFULLY  com¬ 
pact  is  THE  ELMWOOD. 
A  lot  of  house  for  a 
very  little  money.  Every  foot 
of  space  has  been  utilized  to 


{The  Elmulood — continued  from  preceding  page) 

the  best  possible  advantage.  There  is  the  utmost  economy  of  room  and  material  in  every  line, 
in  every  detail  of  floor  plan,  room  arrangement,  and  design.  This  is  a  home  built  around  an 
ideal  system  of  domestic  science,  and  so  well  planned  are  the  interior  features,  that  they  fairly 
show  through  the  outside  walls  in  a  harmonious  blending  of  symmetrically  placed  openings, 
gables  and  bays. 

The  low,  broad-spreading  gables  which  characterize  the  entire  design,  are  embellished  by 
English  half-timber  panelling  which  emphasizes  the  decorative  scheme  worked  out  with  heavy 
timber  brackets  and  carved  verge  boards. 

Both  floor  plans  include  down-stairs  bedroom  and  sleeping  porch  which  are  just  as  suit¬ 
able  for  den  and  sun-parlor,  and  both  have  three  bedrooms  with  immense  closets  and  bath 
upstairs.  Inside  and  outside  stairs  to  cellar  and  large  pantrys  for  both  designs  leave  little 
choice  between  them,  and  whichever  is  built,  there  will  result  the  genuine  satisfaction  that 
characterizes  Artcraft  Homes. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  W. 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 Yg" _  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — \Yg"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — • 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  \y%'  rabbeted  j  ambs,  sills;  Inside,  Yg"  iambs  and  Yt,"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sixes  and  quantities.  §ash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  easement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  lor  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  orieinal  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  toabove 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordeied 
‘‘Ready-Cut’’  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


liman  win  ue  cut  anu  nnisnec 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  th: 
building  without  furthei 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  foi 
every  hour  spent  by  purchase: 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


TENCTION  n 


ENDICOTT  (A) 

7  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  x  28  ft. 
PRICES 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1735.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1682.95 

Ready-Cut,  $1880.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1823.60 

You  may  inspect  and  check 
every  bit  of  material  going 
into  this  building  before 
paying  us  one  cent. 


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ENDICOTT  (B) 

7  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  x  28  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut, $1 725.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1673.25 

Ready-Cut,  $1865.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1809.05 

THE  Endicott  offers  an  un¬ 
usual  and  attractive  com¬ 
bination  of  extremely 
desirable  features.  A  one  and 
one-half  story  residence  o  f 

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( The  Endicoll — continued  from  preceding  page) 

modern  design,  an  exterior  on  Bungalow  lines,  and  an  interior  with  all  the  conveniences  and 
advantages  of  a  full  two-story  home  at  a  lower  cost. 

r  •  The  plan  (A)  has  the  sleeping  rooms  and  bath  on  the  second  floor,  with  the  first  floor  given 
over  entirely  to  living  quarters.  A  grade  entrance  on  the  side  gives  access  directly  to  the  base¬ 
ment,  or  to  the  kitchen.  Bookcases  and  colonnades  between  den,  living  room,  and  dining 
rooms  will  harmonize  with  the  very  latest  ideas  of  interior  arrangement. 

Plan  (B)  provides  one  bed-room  and  bath  on  the  first  floor,  with  a  closed  stairway  to  the 
second  floor.  The  house  can  be  built  at  a  reduced  cost  by  finishing  only  the  downstairs  rooms 
at  first,  or  if  all  rooms  are  completed  the  first  floor  only  need  be  used  except  for  emergencies, 
thus  effecting  great  economy  in  heat  and  house-work. 

Both  designs  include  full  glass  doors  from  dining  room  to  sun-porch  which  may  be  used 
as  a  breakfast  room  or  sleeping  porch.  Neither  can  be  surpassed  for  the  convenience,  charm 
and  comfort  that  are  typical  of  Artcraft  Homes  of  Distinction. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS,— 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  —entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING:— 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  J4". 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 Vl'.  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  check  rail, 

double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  \%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Yg"  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut"  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  ENFIELD  (B) 

6  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  x  32  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1 730.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1678.10 

Ready-Cut,  $1870.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1813.90 

Delivered  prices  on  request 

Shipped  anywhere  on  ap¬ 
proval  without  cash  pay¬ 
ment 


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THE  ENFIELD  (C) 

6  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  x  28  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut, $1 743.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1692.65 

Ready-Cut,  $1885.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1828.45 

THIS  is  a  typical  example 
of  the  underlying  prin¬ 
ciples  of  Artcraft  Meth¬ 
ods  and  of  the  sole  purpose 
of  Artcraft  Homes.  It  is  our 


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( The  Enfield — continued  from  preceding  page) 

aim  to  furnish  the  American  home-builder  with  moderate-priced  buildings  of  attractive  de¬ 
sign,  complete  and  ready-to-assemble,  embodying  all  the  distinctive  features  of  the  costliest 
mansions,  all  conveniences  of  interior  arrangement  and  still  hold  the  cost  down  within  the 
reach  of  anyone  who  really  wants  a  home  of  his  own. 

THE  ENFIELD  represents  all  we  wish  to  accomplish.  The  graceful,  decorative,  exterior 
lines  present  an  appearance  that  will  be  a  constant  source  of  pride  to  the  owner.  Every  detail 
is  in  harmony  with  the  general  tone,  and  the  whole  design  is  strictly  new  and  up-to-date,  and 
based  on  ideas  that  have  proven  permanent  and  sound.  The  special  features  of  Plan  B  include 
a  great  big  living  room,  with  open  fireplace  flanked  by  casement  windows,  grade  entrance  to 
cellar  and  kitchen,  large  pantry  with  double  doors  and  three  bedrccms  upstairs  with  four  im¬ 
mense  closets  and  bath.  Plan  C  has  outside  entrance  to  cellar,  combination  stairway  leading 
from  kitchen  and  reception  hall,  corner  fireplace  and  the  same  number  of  rooms.  Both  de¬ 
signs  are  unusually  well  lighted  and  ventilated  as  the  number  and  size  windows  indicates. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6"-  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — V&W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Mx4  Casings;  Clear  F’ir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
- — Outside,  1  %"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  propel  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT:— Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  ana 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


^  For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  ESSEX 

6  Rooms,  Bath  and  Porch,  22  by  24  ft. 


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PRICES 

NotReady-Cut$12 1  5.00 

Less  3  %  for  cash,  $1178.65 

Ready-Cut,  -  $1312.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1272.64 

Our  delivered  prices  are  less  than 
competitors’ — -quality  and  service  con- 


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WHY  SHOULD  ANYONE  PAY  RENT? 

WHEN  a  beautiful  little  home  like  this  can  be  bought  for  the  very  small  amount  named 
why  should  anyone  continue  paying  out  good  money  month  after  month,  with  nothing 
to  show  for  it  at  the  end  of  the  year?  THE  ESSEX  is  the  answer  to  that  eternal  ques¬ 
tion — “Where  shall  we  live?”  Build  your  own  home.  Let  the  children  run  and  romp  and 
play  unmolested  by  landlords,  or  the  people  in  the  flat  below.  Let  them  know  and  appreciate 
their  own  house  and  their  own  yard.  They  will  be  better  men  and  women  for  it. 

Here  is  a  complete  little  home  that  can  be  built  on  a  25  ft.  city  lot  or  will  look  right  up  to 
five  acres  of  ground.  A  home  that  is  arranged  for  a  large  family  and  that  can  be  bought  and 
paid  for  from  a  small  income.  Absolutely  complete  in  itself.  Three  bedrooms,  every  one  con¬ 
venient  to  the  bath  room,  and  dining  room,  living  room  and  kitchen  of  ample  size.  All  in  a 
space  that  can  be  heated  at  minimum  cost,  and  be  comfortable  in  any  weather,  winter  or  sum¬ 
mer. 

Here  is  an  Artcraft  Home  with  a  really  artistic  design  and  still  offered  at  a  price  no  higher 
than  the  cost  of  the  cheapest  looking  cottages  under  the  old  methods  of  merchandising  and 
building.  Standardization  of  material  and  details,  buying  and  selling  in  enormous  quantities 
and  only  for  cash  with  no  “bad  accounts”  for  the  good  ones  to  pay — such  methods  only  have 
made  possible  such  a  building  bargain  as  this.  For  specifications  of  what  we  furnish  see  opposite 
page. 


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THE 

EXETER 

PLAN  A,  24x20  ft. 
Not  Ready-Cut  $1175.00 

Less  3  %  for  cash,  $1139.75 


PLAN  B,  28x24  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  -  -  $1535.00 

Less  3  %  for  cash,  -  $1488.95 


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’HE  EXETER  is  a  beautiful  adaption 
of  the  Dutch  Colonial  type. 

It  is  everything  that  is  typical 
and  artistic  in  the  modern  style  of  home 
craft.  It  really  materializes  all  the  de¬ 
sirable  features  of  heme  life  that  are 
now  recognized  as  necessities  for  com¬ 
fortable  and  hygienic  family  nests. 

In  PLAN  A,  24x20, — from  the  reception  hall  you  enter  the  large  living  room,  from  which 
leads  the  attractive  open  stairway  (with  its  unique  coat  closet)  to  the  second  floor.  The  dining¬ 
room  is  on  opposite  side  of  hall  connecting  with  an  efficient  kitchen.  The  upstairs  has  the 
bath  and  three  bed-rooms  with  a  closet  for  each  and  linen  closet  in  hall  near  bath. 

In  PLAN  B,  which  is  28x24,  there  is  a  side  porch  10x16  feet  not  shown  in  the  above  cut.  You 
enter  the  vestibule  with  its  half  glass  paneled  door  opening  into  the  large  living  room  14x23. 
Dining-room  is  11.3x12.3;  kitchen  9x10  with  pantry.  In  the  living-rocm  is  the  necessary  coat 
closet  and  very  attractive  open  staircase,  with  circular  tread  and  riser,  which  ascends  to  the 
second  floor  where  there  are  three  well  arranged  bed-rooms,  a  large  bath  8.9x10.1,  and  three 
closets  besides  the  linen  closet.  Another  feature  is  the  grade  entrance  to  cellar. 

Take  it  altogether,  isn’t  this  as  nearly  a  perfect  home  as  anyone  could  ask  for? 


THE  EVERETT 

7  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  x  30  ft. 


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PRICES 

Not  Ready-Cut,  -  $1647.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1597,59 

Ready-Cut,  -  $1804.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1749.88 

Artcraft  means  more  material,  bet¬ 
ter  quality,  scientific  construction 
and  a  lower  final  cost. 


A  CRAFTSMAN  DESIGN  IN  SHINGLES 


THE  truly  unique  effect  secured  in  this  design  has  been  obtained  by  the  use  of  plain  and 
simple  general  lines  with  very  particular  attention  to  the  working  out  of  decorative  de¬ 
tails  in  harmony  with  the  underlying  soheme.  The  combination  of  the  simple  and  econom¬ 
ical  gable  roof  with  the  broad,  low  roofs  of  dormer  and  porches  is  made  possible  by  running 
the  ridge  from  front  to  back.  This  also  permits  full  height  ceilings  and  large  windows  in  all 
the  upstairs  rooms  with  light  and  ventilation  from  all  four  sides  of  the  house.  All  the  ad¬ 
vantages  of  a  full  two-story  building  with  the  reduced  cost  of  the  one  and  one-half  story  main 
walls. 

The  comfort  and  easy-housekeeping  features  of  this  Artcraft  Home  will  be  readily  apparent. 
There  is  a  dandy  big  porch  across  the  front,  one  end  of  which  can  easily  be  screened  or  glazed 


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(The  Everett — continued  from  preceding  page ) 

off.  Entrance  is  made  in  the  reception  hall  from  which  the  main  stairs  lead  without  intrud¬ 
ing  in  any  other  room. 

Arched  openings  or  colonnades  separate  the  three  main  rooms  on  the  first  floor,  permitting 
the  sociability,  light,  ventilation  and  easy  communication  so  desired  in  the  living  quarters  of 
modern  homes.  The  kitchen  is  in  direct  connection  with  every  other  room  on  this  floor  and 
is  but  a  step  from  the  front  entrance  though  shut  off  from  view.  An  outside  entrance  on  the 
side  leads  directly  to  the  cellar  or  kitchen,  making  the  rear  porch  really  private.  Upstairs 
are  three  bedrooms  with  four  roomy  closets  and  the  bath.  Nothing  could  be  more  com¬ 
plete  or  convenient.  The  Everett  will  “wear  well”  under  all  conditions  and  will  fit  the  family 
like  an  old  glove  the  hand. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — • 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics,— 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18" long  for  5  J^". 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — ioi  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  %x4  Y^'  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  check  rail, 

double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  %"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  s/g"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES :— Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoced,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us, 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  accordingtoabove 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  FERNCROFT 

7  Rooms,  Bath  and  Porch,  32  x  26  ft. 


PRICES 

Not  Ready-Cut, $1935.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1876.95 


Ready-Cut,  $2108.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $2044.76 

Shutters  Extra 


The  sale  of  an  Artcraft 
Home  is  never  complete 
until  the  customer  says  : 
“I  am  entirely  satisfied.” 


SOUTHERN  COLONIAL,  AND  TRUE  TO  TYPE 


THIS  is  a  design  that  has  attracted  most  favorable  comment  throughout  the  country.  Based 
on  the  Southern  spirit  of  home-comfort,  of  refined  geniality  and  hospitality,  it  fairly 
radiates  all  that  may  be  expected  of  a  gentleman’s  home.  The  immense  veranda  across 
the  front  shaded  and  protected  by  the  main  roof  offers  a  cordial  welcome  to  the  home-comer 
and  the  house-guest.  The  stately  colonial  columns  add  a  dignity  and  charm  that  truly  reflect 
the  spirit  of  the  general  theme.  Soft,  low  roof  lines  blend  nicely  with  the  surroundings  that 
are  naturally  in  keeping  with  such  a  home.  There  is  not  a  discordant  note  in  the  entire  study 
— it  is  one  grand  melody  of  artistic  lines  and  true  home  feelings. 

And  there  is  nothing  disappointing  in  the  interior  arrangement.  The  same  ideas  that 
govern  the  main  design  are  carefully  carried  out  in  the  room  plans  and  the  house-keeping  de¬ 
tails.  Lots  of  big  low  windows  provide  cheeriness,  sunshine  and  fresh  air  when  desired,  com¬ 
fort  and  coziness  always.  The  entire  first  floor,  den,  hall,  and  spacious  living  room,  everything 
except  the  kitchen,  is  thrown  together  by  large  cased  openings  or  colonnades,  creating  an  im¬ 
pression  of  size  and  roominess  worthy  of  a  grand  mansion.  From  the  main  entrance  a  com- 


(canttnued  •  n  next  pale) 


(The  Ferncroft — continued  from  preceding  page) 

prehensive  view  is  immediately  had  of  this  entire  arrangement  including  the  open  staircase 
and  the  bevel  plate  glass  mirror  door  in  the  coat  closet.  A  special  house-keeping  feature  of 
this  first  floor  is  the  grade  entrance  to  cellar  and  kitchen  under  the  main  stairs  with  platform 
for  ice  box  immediately  at  hand. 

Upstairs  are  three  large  bedrooms  each  with  roomy  closets  and  two  with  dressing  alcoves 
which  are  usually  found  only  in  the  most  expensive  residences.  There  is  also  an  extra  large 
bathroom  with  linen  closet  handy.  . 

An  open  fireplace  can  easily  be  set  in  one  end  of  the  living  room  for  which  we  will  furnish 
casement  windows  at  no  extra  cost  to  go  on  each  side  over  bookcases  or  window  seats. 

We  are  justly  proud  of  THE  FERNCROFT.  Proud  of  the  true  Southern  Colonial  design,  of 
i':s  distinctive,  thoroughbred  appearance  and  especially  proud  of  the  conscientious  manner 
in  which  the  Southern  Colonial  style  has  been  so  faithfully  carried  out  in  every  detail  of  exterior 
lines  and  interior  plans.  It  is  indeed  worthy  of  its  title — Artcraft  Home  of  Distinction. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  J4". 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — Yz^Y"  for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Yx4  W  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  Yd'  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
- — Outside,  1  Yz"  rabbeted  j ambs,  sills;  Inside,  y%"  iambs  and  Yz"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  FOXBORO 

Seven  Rooms,  Bath  and  Porch,  26  by  26  ft. 

PRICES.— 


Not  Ready-Cut, 

Less  3%  for  cash, 


Ready-Cut, 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash. 


$1580.00 

$1532.60 

$1695.00 

$1644.15 


Bevel  siding  furnished  in  place  of  wall 
shingles  if  desired. 


•SECOKD  ■  FLOOK-  TPLj'VTT’ 


BUNGALOW  TYPE— TWO-STORY  COMFORT- 
COTTAGE  COST 


H' 


[ERE  is  a  combination  that  is  hard  to  get  away  from.  No 
one  can  deny  that  the  Bungalow  type  of  residence  has 
deservedly  made  a  deep  and  lasting  impression  on  the 
architecture  of  medium-priced  American  residences.  The 
pleasing,  restful  effect  of  the  soft,  low  lines  are  typical  of  the 
best  qualities  of  a  real  home.  It  furnishes  the  possibilities  for 
decoration  and  color  schemes  in  endless  variety.  These  and 
other  obvious  qualities  of  the  Bungalow  have  made  for  it  a  per¬ 
manent  place  among  American  Homes. 

When  to  this  type  of  a  home  there  can  be  added  the  extra 
feature  of  a  second  floor  with  four  good-sized  bed-rooms,  closets, 
linen  case  and  bath  and  when  this  complete  home  can  be  offered 
for  sale  at  the  ordinary  price  of  a  four  room  cottage,  can  there 
be  anything  left  to  be  desired?  Does  not  this  combination 
satisfy  the  home-craving  of  any  family? 

The  Artcraft  policy  is  based  NOT  on  large  profits  on  individual  sales,  but  on  the  much 
broader  plan  of  mailing  building  so  easy  and  economical  that  no  family  who  really  wants  a 
home  can  AFFORD  to  ba  without  ana. 


THE  GEORGIA 


Six  Rooms,  20  by  32  ft. 


ALL  THE  MATERIAL 
TO  BUILD  THIS 
PRACTICAL  6  ROOM 
BUNGALOW  S834.20 


Not  Ready-Cut,  $860.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $834.20 


Ready-Cut, 

Less  3%  for  cash, 


$925.00 

$897.25 


COSEY,  compact  and  comfortable — describes  adequately  this  six  room  Artcraft  Bungalow, 
modified  to  meet  conditions  of  the  New  England  climate.  Very  inexpensive  to  build,  it  is  a 
neat  and  practical  little  home  and  one  you  will  take  a  good  deal  of  pride  and  comfort  in. 
The  outside  is  shown  shingled,  but  we  will  furnish  siding  if  you  prefer.  Inside  are  six 
rooms — the  living  and  dining-rooms  joined  by  a  cased  opening,  kitchen  and  three  bed-rooms, 
each  with  a  good  size  closet.  A  feature  which  is  standard  in  Artcraft  construction  is  the  inside 
entrance  to  basement;  this  is  frequently  omitted  in  the  Western  plans,  but  is  very  essential 
here  in  our  New  England  climate. 

THE  GEORGIA  may  be  built  in  any  surrounding  with  a  feeling  of  satisfaction  and  pride. 


THE  GLENDALE 

A  Double  House.  12  Rooms  and  2  Baths  and  Porches 


PRICES 

Not  Ready-Cut, 

$2880.00 

Less  3%  for  cash, 

$2793.60 

Ready-Cut, 

$3080.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved 
System 

Less  3%  for  cash, 

$2987.60 


Shipped 
anywhere  on 
approval 


A  HOME  AND  AN  INCOME 


THE  GLENDALE  presents  that  very  opportunity  that  so  many  have  been  looking  for.  It 
fills  that  void  in  the  house-building  field  that  has  prevented  the  investment  of  capital 
in  the  construction  of  modern  residences.  Many  a  man  fears  to  put  his  money  in  a 
new  home  because  he  has  not  been  shown  how  it  will  produce  for  him  an  active  and  enduring 
revenue. 

The  Glendale  offers  an  investment  that  will  provide  both  an  attractive  home  and  a  source 
of  profit.  The  original  cost  of  the  entire  building  is  very  little  more  than  that  of  any  house  that 

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(The  Glendale — continued  from  preceding  page) 

a  man  would  want  to  call  home.  It  can  be  built  and  occupied  by  the  owner  and  still  have  a 
house  available  for  rental  at  a  price  that  will  help  a  lot  towards  the  living  expenses  of  any  family. 
Think  of  it  .a  real  home  and  a  real  income,  all  together,  in  the  very  same  structure. 

The  plain,  square,  solid  lines  and  the  hio  roof  with  square  deck  give  absolutely  the  greatest 
amoun  of  floor  area  and  the  largest  inside  space  at  the  least  possible  cost.  But  while  THE 
GLENDALE  has  been  designed  primarily  on  the  basis  of  economy,  nothing  has  been  neglected 
in  the  way  of  attractive  appearance  and  beauty  of  design.  Roomy  and  stately  are  the  primary 
ideas.  Lots  of  sunlight  and  lots  of  air  are  provided  for  in  the  big  windows  on  both  floors,  and 
an  eight  foot  porch  across  the  front  furnishes  summer  comfort  and  winter  protection. 

The  interior  gives  six  rooms  for  each  establishment  in  as  compact  and  neat  arrangement 
as  could  possibly  be  made.  Living-room,  dining-room  and  kitchen  downstairs, — three  bed¬ 
rooms  and  bath  upstairs.  Closets  for  every  bed-room,  pantry,  rear  porch,  stairs  to  the  cellar 
and  stairs  to  the  attic,  which  is  floored  and  ventilated — not  a  foot  wasted  but  not  an  item  miss¬ 
ing — an  Artcraft  Home,  complete  in  every  double  detail. 


Recently  we  made  out  a  slight  modification  of  our  GLEN¬ 
DALE  plan  for  a  manufacturing  firm  and  they  erected  several 
as  shown  below  as  Plan  B. 


3-*-  «•"> - H 


-3ECOHD-FLOOR-PLAN  . 


GLENDALE— Plan  B 

12  Rooms  and  2  Baths,  34x36  and  Porches 

Not  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $2444.40  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $2599.60 

On  regular  terms,  $2520.00  On  regular  terms,  $2680.00 

Th  is  plan  gives  practically  the  same  general  layout  and  embodies  all  the  desirable  features 
of  Plan  A,  only  the  rooms  are  slightly  smaller  and  the  pantries  and  rear  porches  all  come  under 
the  main  roof,  effecting  not  only  a  considerable  saving  in  lumber  and  labor,  but  also  in  founda¬ 
tion  walls. 

We  have  over  twenty  double  house  plans  that  are  not  shown  in  this  catalog  for  the  very 
simple  reason  that  we  believe  they  do  not  represent  nearly  as  much  value  for  the  builder  as  the 
GLENDALE  either  Plan  A  or  B. 

Either  one  of  these  plans  will  prove  satisfactory,  we  are  sure,  for  you  cannot  go  wrong  in 
building  a  GLENDALE.  The  rent  of  one  side  will  nearly  pay  all  carrying  expenses,  so  your  own 
rent  will  be  free. 

See  Artcraft  Homes  of  Distinction  Specifications  on  any  page  and  remember  our  price  in¬ 
cludes  double  floors  for  both  first  and  second  floors,  and  rift  or  vertical  grain  Clear  Yellow 
Pine  flooring  for  the  principal  rooms. 


THE  GREYLOCK 

A  Double  House.  12  Rooms  and  2  Baths,  32  by  40  ft.,  and  Porches. 


PRICES 

Not  Ready-Cut, 

$2930.00 

Less  3%  for  cash 

$2842.10 
Ready-Cut 

By  Terry’s 

Improved  System 

$3125.00 

Less  3%  for  cash 

$3031.25 

Shipped 
anywhere  on 
approval. 

TWO  HOMES  AT  THE  PRICE  OF  ONE 

THE  GREYLOCK  is  a  double  or  two  family  residence  that  can  be  built  for  little  more  than 
a  single  house  with  the  same  attractive  features.  Combining  two  houses  in  one  gives 
to  both  an  imposing,  stately  appearance  that  would  be  impossible  in  a  single  house  of 
one  half  the  cost  of  THE  GREYLOCK.  Both  houses  share  the  dignity  and  the  appearance  of 
such  a  building  while  enjoying  the  comparative  low  cost  and  the  reduction  in  interest  and 
expense  gained  by  having  two  houses  under  the  same  roof,  on  the  same  foundation  and  within 
the  same  four  walls. 


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( The  Grey  lock — continued  from  preceding  page) 

The  advantages  and  economy  of  such  a  method  of  building  can  not  be  denied,  and  the  only 
objection  that  has  ever  been  raised  against  the  double  house  has  been  on  account  of  the  lack 
of  style  and  individuality  in  those  built  without  proper  design  and  careful  planning.  The 
Artcraft  method  of  using  only  plans  of  graduate,  experienced  architects  has  made  it  possible 
to  combine  in  THE  GRE  YLOCK  all  the  economy  of  the  double  house  with  the  artistic  lines  and 
privacy  of  any  single  house. 

Both  front  and  rear  entrances  are  entirely  separate  and  individual.  Both  houses  are  com¬ 
pletely  isolated  and  private.  There  can  be  no  confusion  between  the  two  households.  This 
double  house  is  as  far  removed  from  the  tenement  appearance  as  is  day  frem  night.  It  is  a 
true  economical  application  of  the  highest  principles  of  Artcraft  design  and  Artcraft  construc¬ 
tion,  and  the  very  low  price  we  have  attached  makes  it  a  real  money-making  investment  for 
the  capitalist,  a  better  income  producer  than  a  bank  account  and  a  real  home  for  any  one  or 
two  families. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6",  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story,— 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — -4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS—  2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — -SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2 "  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18" long  for  5  J^". 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — -Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  kixi  W  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK:— DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 13  s"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  \y%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Medici  ne  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut’’  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  GROTON 

A  Double  House.  12  Rooms  and  2  Baths.  32  by  40  ft.  and  Porches. 


Not  Ready-Cut  $2750.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $2667.50 


PRICES:— 

Ready-Cut, 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash, 


$2940.00 

$2851.80 


A  UNIQUE  DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  TWO-FAMILY  HOME 

THE  GROTON  represents  the  Artcraft  idea  of  a  really  distinctive  and  attractive  design  based 
on  the  fundamental  principal  of  economy  in  putting  two  homes  under  the  same  roof  and 

on  one  foundation.  .  ,  . 

It  is  always  a  difficult  problem  to  combine  economy  with  beauty.  It  is  still  more  difficult 


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{The  Groton — continued  from  preceding  page) 

to  evolve  a  double  house  that  will  really  be  good  looking.  We  submit  THE  GROTON  as  an 
example  of  what  Artcraft  does  for  the  builder. 

And  the  interior  has  been  worked  out  just  as  carefully.  Large  living-room,  dining-room 
and  kitchen  downstairs  with  individual  porches  front  and  rear,  big  pantries,  inside  stairs  to 
basement,  outside  cellar  entrance  and  coat  closets. 

Three  bed-rooms  upstairs,  all  on  a  convenient  hall  communicating  with  the  bath-room. 
Artcraft  material  throughout  which  means  the  best  to  be  obtained  for  the  purpose,  and 
Artcraft  construction  details  make  THE  GROTON,  at  prices  quoted,  a  big  bargain.  A  building 
that  could  not  be  successfully  accomplished  by  any  other  methods. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6",  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — -16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Jxj". 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — Yti*-W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  j^x4  Y^'  Casings;  Clear  F'ir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  Yg"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  lfs"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Jjj"  jambs  and  Yi"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sixes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  accordingtoabove 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
"Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  HARWOOD 

A  Two-Family  Home.  Ten  Rooms  and  Two  Baths.  28  by  36  ft. 


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PRICES:— 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $2195.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $2129.15 


Ready-Cut,  $2355.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $2284.35 


YOURS  FOR  ECONOMY 


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T  is  hard  to  realize  that  it 
takes  more  building  science 
to  plan  a  small  building 
than  a  large  one.  There  is 
more  technical  skill  required  in 
working  up  a  low-priced  struc¬ 
ture  than  an  expensive  one. 
Given  an  unlimited  price  and 
boundless  space  and  most  any 
one  can  dream  out  a  palace 
that  will  please  the  eye  and  sat¬ 
isfy  the  most  fastidious.  But 

when  we  told  our  chief  architect  the  price  at  which  we  would  have  to  sell  THE  HARWOOD, 
the  extreme  dimensions  we  could  allow  and  still  include  five  comfortable  rooms,  bath, 
closets,  pantry  and  all  the  accessories  of  strictly  modern  design,  he  nearly  threw  up  his  hands 
in  despair.  However,  the  word  “impossible”  does  not  exist  in  the  Artcraft  vocabulary.  After 
the  most  strenuous  study,  after  discarding  plan  upon  plan,  and  after  calling  into  play  the 
combined  experience  in  planning,  supplying  and  building  of  our  whole  organization  THE 
HARWOOD  was  evolved.  We  really  think  it  is  a  marvel  of  compact,  economical  designing. 
Not  economical  in  the  sense  of  cheapness,  but  in  the  true  meaning  of  absolute  elimination  of 
waste.  There  is  not  a  penny  in  the  cost  of  THE  HARWOOD  but  is  clearly  shown  in  floor 


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space,  in  convenience  and  in  appearance.  It  has  to  the  furthest  degree  every  attribute  cf  the 
apartment  building  that  should  appeal  to  the  builder  and  to  the  investor.  Unique,  attrac¬ 
tive  design;  conspicuously  desirable  house-keeping  features;  and  a  cost  price  that  admits 
of  no  competition. 

THE  HARWCOD  marks  a  big  development  in  the  construction  of  high-class  two-family 
homes.  The  design  will  no  doubt  be  imitated  throughout  the  country  and  we  think  it  only 
fair  to  warn  prospective  builders  that  regardless  of  the  infringement  of  our  copyright,  THE 
HARWOOD  is  built  around  ARTCRAFT  construction  details,  with  ARTCRAFT  material  and 
upon  ARTCRAFT  specifications  and  the  design  could  not  be  successful  with  any  other  com¬ 
bination.  It  is  better  to  be  safe  than  sorry.  Insure  the  success  of  YOUR  building  by  making 
it  ARTCRAFT  throughout. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story,- — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — -First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4"  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"” centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Yi". 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE— Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  154x4  54".  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1%"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  %"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  54"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, - — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH — LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  pi  ice  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  orieinal  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


,  glass,  doors,  mouldi 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordeied 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  HANOVER 

A  Two-Flat  Building.  Twelve  Rooms  and  Two  Baths.  24  by  44  ft. 


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$2325.00 

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Ready-Cut,  $2495.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

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A  REAL  INVESTMENT 

HE  absolutely  essential  qualifica¬ 
tions  of  an  apartment  building 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  inves¬ 
tor,  who  is  really  the  builder,  have  not 
been  given  sufficient  consideration  in 
the  usual  methods  of  planning  and  de¬ 
signing.  They  should  first  have  an  at¬ 
tractive  exterior.  Renters  of  apart¬ 
ments  will  consider  above  everything 
else  the  outside  appearance  of  the 
building  in  which  they  may  make  their 
home.  In  most  cases  they  will  not 
even  examine  the  room  arrangement 

_  nor  inquire  the  rent  of  a  flat  if  they 

are  not  first  attracted  by  the  exterior 
design.  Next,  the  interior  arrange¬ 
ment  must  be  convenient,  economical  of  space  and  strictly  modern  in  sanitation,  ventilation 
and  accessibility  of  all  house-keeping  features.  Tenants  are  much  more  critical  of  rented 
apartments  than  of  individual  houses,  and  much  harder  to  please  than  those  who  own  their 
homes.  A  satisfied  tenant  is  the  best  advertisement  possible  and  the  best  assurance  of  a 
profitable  investment  for  the  owner.  Apartments  that  are  continually  occupied  can  always  be 
rented  in  advance,  but  once  vacated  are  doubly  difficult  to  refill.  The  best  rental  agency  an 
owner  can  secure  is  the  interior  arrangement  that  will  please  and  satisfy  the  occupants.  The 
third  and  perhaps  the  most  important  element  desired  is  in  the  complete  cost  of  the  building 
itself.  A  low  original  cost  means  lower  rentals  resulting  in  continually  filled  apartments  and 
thereby  permanent  and  larger  returns  on  the  investment  to  the  owner.  A  profitable  invest¬ 
ment  is  the  principal  purpose  of  an  apartment  building. 

We  urge  the  strictest  search  for  these  characteristics  in  every  building  under  consideration 
by  the  prospective  investor.  We  invite  comparison  from  every  angle  between  Artcraft  apart 

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( The  Hanover — continued  from  preceeding  page) 

merits  and  all  others.  Artcraft  designs  are  based  entirely  on  the  three  great  principles  men¬ 
tioned  above,  and  THE  HANOVER  represents  a  concrete  and  definite  materilization  of  these 
characteristics. 

First  the  appearance.  It  looks  more  like  a  mansion  than  an  apartment.  Like  a  big,  com¬ 
fortable  private  residence  with  all  the  attributes  of  wealth  and  refinement  desired  but  seldom 
obtained  in  rented  apartments. 

Next  the  domestic  arrangement.  Six  large,  comfortable  rooms  on  each  floor,  all  outside, 
all  well  lighted  and  ventilated,  all  convenient  and  arranged  in  proper  order  to  secure  the  great¬ 
est  saving  of  steps  for  the  housewife.  Not  an  inch  of  waste  space  anywhere.  Just  one  small 
hall  to  provide  an  isolated  entrance  to  the  bath-room  from  both  bed-rooms.  Coat  closets  at 
the  entrances,  closets  for  both  bed-rooms,  big  outside  pantries  for  the  kitchens  and  a  rear 
porch  for  each  floor.  Nothing  omitted  nothing  added  that  is  not  necessary  for  the  comfort 
and  convenience  of  the  occupants. 

Then  the  price.  Nothing  but  the  masonry,  plumbing,  plaster  and  labor  to  be  added  to 
make  this  ready  for  occupancy  and  it  will  be  built  with  plenty  of  side  space  cn  a  thirty  foot  lot. 
You  know  what  these  apartments  can  be  rented  for.  We  know  THE  HANOVER  will  be  rented 
when  others  are  standing  idle.  Does  not  this  combination  make  a  real  investment? 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  storv,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story. — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  "2x8"  Ilox.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6"-  Ceiling— 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  l  W'  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — l?s"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  y%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sixes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and’ 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  HINSDALE 

A  Two-Family  Home.  Ten  Rooms  and  Two  Baths,  28  by  41  ft. 


PRICES.— 

Not  Ready-Cut, $2595.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $2512.15 

Ready-Cut,  $2780.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $2696.60 

HAS  NO  REGRETS 


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fOST  people  who  build 
for  themselves  or  for 
sale  have  a  few  defi¬ 
nitely  formed  ideas  that  they 
wish  to  incorporate  in  the 
plans.  They  have  formed 
these  ideas  from  the  inspec¬ 
tion  of  a  few  buildings,  the 
very  few  that  come  under  the 
observation  of  the  average 
man  who  is  not  a  professional 
builder.  Most  people  build 
but  once  in  a  life-time,  that 

is,  their  experience  is  limited  to  one  construction,  and  yet  they  will  invest  their  money  in  a 
structure  to  conform  to  their  own  ideas  without  regard  to  technical  advice,  scientific  designing, 
nor  economical  planning.  That  is  why  you  so  often  hear  “If  I  were  to  build  again.  I  would 
change  this  or  that,”  or,  “It  did  not  work  out  just  as  I  thought  it  would,”  and  “We  had  to  change 
our  plans  because  of  this  or  that.”  It  seems  remarkable  that  in  the  building  line  alone  is 
money  spent  without  expert  advice,  without  the  guidance  of  professional  builders,  and 
very  often  by  good  business  men  who  would  not  think  of  going  into  a  law-suit  without  a 
lawyer,  or  suffering  illness  without  a  doctor. 

The  building  industry  is  just  as  technical  as  law  or  medicine.  There  is  just  as  much  econ¬ 
omy  in  scientific  construction  as  in  expert  legal  advice.  The  services  of  professional  architects 
have  hitherto  not  been  available  at  a  reasonable  cost  for  small  and  medium  priced  building, 
but  ARTCRAFT  has  now  placed  this  service  in  the  hands  of  builders  at  absolutely  no  cost  above 
the  bare  charges  for  material,  and  the  builder  who  does  not  take  advantage  of  this  service  is 
to  say  the  least  improvident. 

Take  THE  HINSDALE  for  example.  Thia  apartment  was  designed  by  a  graduate  archi- 

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tect  who  has  planned  and  actually  built  hundreds  of  them  for  investors,  owners,  speculators, 
and  for  real  residents,  and  who  has  himself  lived  in  various  apartments  for  many  years.  W  hat 
individual  builder  would  have  the  experience  or  the  technical  training  and  skill  necessary  to 
plan  such  a  building  and  to  successfully  work  out  every  detail  of  construction  and  arrange 
ment?  And  what  professional  architect  could  furnish  more  for  the  money? 

The  exterior  combines  all  the  distinctive  qualifications  of  simplicity,  neatness,  harmony 
and  symmetry  in  all  those  words  can  mean.  Nothing  gaudy,  no  expensive  furbelows  that  are 
no  longer  in  good  taste, — just  a  restful,  home-like  scheme  that  is  mighty  easy  to  look  at,  and 
still  of  a  character  and  dignity  that  insure  permanent  pride  to  the  owner  and  occupants. 

And  such  a  compact  and  well-arranged  heme  for  easy  housekeeping!  Small  enough  to  fit 
a  thirty-five  foot  lot,  only  forty-one  feet  deep  and  still  with  not  a  stingy  rocm  in  the  whole 
establishment.  Individual  front  and  rear  porches,  roemy  closets  and  pantries,  reception- 
entries,  and  a  dandy  little  center-hall  that  serves  both  bed-rooms,  kitchen,  bath,  and  dining¬ 
room  in  both  apartments  and  is  still  shut  off  from  the  main  entrance  and  living-rocm.  And 
there  is  the  linen  closet  right  at  the  most  convenient  point  for  general  service.  One  rear  en¬ 
trance  admits  either  to  basement  or  both  apartments  without  intruding  on  either.  Light 
and  ventilation  are  generous, — at  least  two  full  windows  in  every  room,  with  modern  case¬ 
ments  flanking  the  fireplace,  and  the  Artcraft  attic  sash  opened  or  closed  from  the  floor  below. 

Does  not  THE  HINSDALE  include  all  the  ideas  that  one  could  have  for  a  modern  apart¬ 
ment,  then  add  a  few  that  were  NOT  thought  of,  and  still  combine  them  in  one  grand  harmony 
of  detailed  design?  Take  care  that  YOUR  building  is  one  of  no  regrets  by  making  it  ARTCRAFT  . 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 


FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers— First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions:  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— lxS"  No.  2  Common  Skiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics,— 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pme.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  J£". 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long,  j*,  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Yi'  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  ;i-s"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  %"  rabbeted  j ambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  •j's"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  LOMITA 

6  Rooms,  Bath  and  Porches,  26  by  44  ft. 


Not  Ready-Cut,  $1765.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  $1905.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1712.05  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1847.85 


A  STUDY  IN  BUNGALOW  CRAFT 


WE  offer  THE  LOMITA  for  the  consideration  of  those  who 
are  interested  in  the  preservation  of  type  and  those  who 
appreciate  the  value  of  thoroughbred  qualities  in  house- 
design  as  well  as  in  blooded  stock  and  people.  It  is  unfortunate 
that  through  improper  use  of  the  class-name,  a  Bungalow 
means  to  many  any  kind  of  a  one-story  residence  building. 
Careful  examination  of  the  architectural  lines  of  THE  LOMITA 
should  show  what  is  necessary  in  the  true  Bungalow  type,  that 
originated  in  India  and  has  become  so  popular  in  California 
and  other  parts  of  the  West  where  comfortable  living  and  real 
enjoyment  of  life  are  sciences. 

Low,  broad,  sweeping  lines  are  absolutely  essential  to  con¬ 
form  strictly  to  type.  Note  how  successfully  this  effect  is  ob¬ 
tained  in  THE  LOMITA.  A  wide  projection  of  roof,  supported 
by  heavy  timbered  brackets  are  characteristic  features  which 
show  plainly  in  this  design.  Great  big  windows,  with  divided 
lights,  placed  where  they  will  furnish  the  greatest  amount  of 
light  and  air  are  necessary  to  carry  out  the  general  scheme 
and  these  are  amply  provided  for  in  THE  LOMITA.  The  deco¬ 
rative  effects  of  panelled  gables,  wide  verge  boards,  and  con¬ 
trasting  colors  are  easily  noticeable.  There  is  also  a  lighted 
and  ventilated  attic  whose  windows  may  be  raised  or  lowered 


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in  an  instant  by  the  special  Artcraft  device,  from  any  part  of  the  floor  below,  to  meet 
extreme  and  sudden  changes  in  weather  conditions. 

Inside,  nearly  one-half  the  house  is  given  over  to  living  room  and  dining-room  thrown 
together  by  a  colonnade  opening.  Both  have  beamed  ceilings  for  which  material  is  furnished 
without  extra  charge.  Here  also  may  be  noted  the  dandy  room  arrangement.  Three  bedrooms 
on  the  same  side  with  bath  room  nicely  serving  the  entire  house  through  a  small  hall, 
tucked  away  from  observation  and  insuring  both  privacy  and  convenience. 

There  is  a  big,  bay  window  in  the  dining-room  which  makes  a  wall  on  that  side  of  almost 
solid  glass.  There  is  an  entrance  to  the  cellar  from  the  glazed-in  back  porch  and,  as  built  here 
in  Pittsfield,  there  was  added,  at  little  additional  cost,  colonnade  book-case,  built-in  buffet 
and  a  dandy  open  fireplace  completing  a  most  charming  house  that  we  are  proud  to  include 
in  our  Homes  of  Distinction. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS,— 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5H"> 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — Y&W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 Yi".  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — l3s"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  %"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, - — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordeied 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


Not  Ready-Cut, 

Less  3%  for  cash, 


THE  MADERA 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  32  x  38  ft. 

$1883.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  $2061.00 
$1826.51  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1999.17 

BUNGALOW  LINES,  COTTAGE  PRICE 


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'HE  simple,  substantial  lines  of  THE  MADERA  make 
possible  the  standardization  of  construction  de¬ 
tails  and  the  economy  of  material  to  such  an  ex¬ 
tent  that  we  are  able  to  offer  this  big,  roomy  house,  de¬ 
signed  and  carried  out  on  Bungalow  lines,  at  a  price  no 
higher  than  could  reasonably  be  expected  for  a  small 
cottage.  The  main  roof  covers  a  floor  area  of  over  one 
thousand  four  hundred  square  feet.  It  is  really  a  great 
big  house  at  very  little  money.  All  Artcraft  room  dimen¬ 
sions  are  shown  on  the  floor  plans  of  this  catalog  from 
measurements  taken  INSIDE  the  walls.  Some  catalogs 
show  room  sizes  on  the  distances  between  centers  of 
partitions.  On  that  basis,  THE  MADERA  has  a  living- 
room,  14  by  20  ft.,  a  dining-room  15  by  12'-6"  and  in 
like  proportion.  All  the  rooms  are  large,  and  all  have  a 
ceiling  height  of  9'-4".  Isn’t  that  some  house  for  the 
price? 

There  is  absolutely  nothing  stingy  nor  small  about 
any  detail  or  any  feature.  While  listed  as  a  one-story 
residence  it  has  a  full  basement  with  two  stairways, 
inside  and  outside,  and  another  set  of  stairs  leading  to 
an  immense  attic  which  can  be  used  for  storage  or  can 
be  finished  for  extra  rooms  at  very  little  cost.  There  is  a  roomy  coat  closet  right  at  the 
front  door  and  a  big  vestibule  leading  through  a  cased  opening  into  the  magnificent  living- 
room,  and  giving  a  view  directly  from  the  main  entrance  through  arch  or  colonnade  into 
the  dining  room  lighted  by  the  bay  window  taking  up  one  entire  wall. 

This  first  impression  of  spaciousness  and  magnitude  is  the  key-note  of  the  entire  design 
and  is  faithfully  carried  out  in  every  dimension  and  from  every  angle.  Even  the  back  porch 
is  large  enough  for  a  summer  dining  room  or  for  sleeping  purposes.  Taking  it  altogether. 
The  Madera  is  a  shining  example  of  the  direct  saving  in  dollars  and  cents  and  added  ad¬ 
vantages  of  style  and  comfort  accruing  to  the  home-builder  by  the  use  of  Artcraft  Methods. 


THE  MILLSFIELD 

6  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  x  24  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1410.00  Ready-Cut,  $1525.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1367.70  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1479.25 


OSCONi)  FIOOB  PLAN 


WHEN  our  architects  design  a  house  that  is  in  good  taste,  well  arranged  and  very  economical 
to  build,  we  feel  that  a  greater  service  has  been  performed  than  when  a  beautiful  and 
expensive  house  has  been  created.  It  takes  greater  skill  and  knowledge  to  combine 
taste  and  small  cost  than  it  does  to  combine  beauty  and  utility  without  regard  to  price. 

The  rooms  down  stairs  all  communicate  with  each  other;  everything  is  handy  and  work 
made  easy.  The  living  room,  dining  room  and  kitchen  are  all  good  sized  square  rooms.  Other 
features  of  the  first  floor  are  the  large  pantry,  entry,  grade  entrance  to  cellar  and  coat  closet. 
On  the  second  floor  we  have  three  bedrooms  (with  closet  in  each),  and  bath. 

Which  would  you  prefer — an  auto  or  this  home?  Everyone  who  can  afford  a  car  should 
have  one,  but  we  do  not  believe  that  any  married  man  can  afford  a  car  who  does  not  own  a  home. 
A  car  creates  expensive  bills;  a  home  indicates  thrift.  A  home  is  an  asset;  an  automobile  a 
liability. 

Bring  up  your  children  in  a  home  atmosphere  which  is  net  to  be  found  in  rented  quarters. 


THE  MIRAFLORES 


PLAN  A 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  by  38  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1 290.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1251.30 

Ready-Cul,  $1398.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1356.06 


PLAN  B 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  by  38  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut, $1 290.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1251.30 

Ready-Cut,  $1398.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1356.06 


PLAN  C 

4  Rooms  and  Bath,  20  by  28  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $923 .00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $895.31 

Ready-Cut,  $997.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $967.09 


Bevel  siding  furnished  in  place  of  wall  shingles  if  desired. 


A  MODEL  COTTAGE 


ALL  the  requirements  of  a  residence  of  this  type  have  been  perfectly  met  in  THE  MIRA¬ 
FLORES.  Nothing  extravagant  in  the  design,  nothing  costly  in  the  decorative  effect, 
all  the  small  cost  of  the  material  is  well  represented  in  over  eight  hundred  square  feet  of 
floor  space  inside  the  main  walls  of  Plans  A  and  B,  every  inch  of  which  is  utilized  in  the  most 

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The  Miraflores — continued  from  preceding  page 

economical  manner.  Every  cent  paid  for  THE  MIRAFLORES  is  returned  in  living-comfort 
and  easy-house-keeping  features. 

Plans  A  and  B  have  each  two  bed-rooms  of  real  size,  bath  with  private  hall,  large  living  and 
dining-rooms,  convenient  kitchen,  pantry,  vestibule,  coat  closet,  inside  stairs  to  basement, 
front  and  back  porches,  and  attic  ventilated  and  lighted  with  the  special  Artcraft  attic  win¬ 
dows  adjustable  from  the  floor  below. 

Plan  C  has  all  the  above  features  with  one  reem  less.  There  can  be  two  bed-rooms  in  this 
plan  by  using  the  two  rooms  on  one  side,  which  take  up  nearly  half  the  house,  as  combined 
living-room,  dining-room  and  kitchen,  an  idea  that  is  being  adopted  in  seme  of  the  most  ex¬ 
pensive  new  apartment  buildings.  For  this  purpose  we  will  furnish  a  door  between  at  no  extra 
charge. 

Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  there  can  be  no  doubt  of  building  THE  MIRA¬ 
FLORES  just  as  it  appears  with  all  its  many  windows  just  where  they  belong  and  every  piece 
in  its  proper  place,  and  the  final  cost  will  be  less  than  you  think. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— lxS"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — -Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  J4". 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 
FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Vl'  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  ?-8"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  rabbeted  j ambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  54"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — -Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  accordingtoabove 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  MONTEBELLO 

PLAN  A  PLAN  B  PLAN  C 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  by  40  ft.  5  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  by  36  ft.  5  Rooms  and  Bath,  22  by  34  ft. 

PRICES:— COMPLETE  MATERIAL  FOR  NOT  READY-CUT  CONSTRUCTION 

Res.  $1595.00  Net  $1548.05  Res.  $1318.00  ns.  $1278.46  Reg.  $1225.00  na  $1 189.22 


PRICES:— ALL  LUMBER  READY-CUT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 

Reg.  $1750.00  Net.  $1697.50  Reg.  $1442.00  Net.  $1398.74  Reg.  $1318.00  Net.  $(278.46 


TfcAti*  ne 

A  BUNGALOW  WITH  SIMPLE  DIGNITY 

MANY  object  to  the  typical  Bungalow  as  being  too  radical,  in  decorative  features,  .  too 
“fancy.”  Some  fear  that  those  details  will  not  be  adopted  permanently  in  American 
architecture,  that  they  may  go  out  of  style.  THE  MONTEBELLO  has  all  the  basic 
elements  of  the  real  Bungalow  in  the  comfortable,  substantial,  close-to-the-ground  design, 
but  at  the  same  time  is  drawn  in  close  conformity  to  ideas  of  building  that  have  proven  them- 

(ctntinued  tn  next  patt) 


( The  Montebello — continued  from  preceding  page) 

selves  satisfactory  for  generations.  Plain,  neat  details  on  the  general  Bungalow  scheme.  Such 
a  combination  has  proven  the  most  popular  in  modern  building  of  moderate  priced  homes. 

THE  MONTEBELLO  is  a  home  that  will  help  to  establish  a  man’s  credit  at  the  bank  and 
the  families’  standing  in  the  community.  Solid,  substantial  and  conservative.  Those  are 
the  qualities  a  banker  looks  for  in  lending  money  and  that  the  right  neighborhood  hopes  for 
in  its  new  residences. 

But  the  desirable  features  of  THE  MONTEBELLO  are  not  all  on  the  outside.  The  wide 
porch  clear  across  the  front  will  be  the  most  popular  part  of  the  house  in  summer.  The  five 
comfortable  rocms  are  arranged  just  as  they  should  be  for  proper  enjoyment  of  the  home  and 
for  easy  housekeeping.  There  is  a  separate  entrance  to  the  basement  and  the  big  porch  open¬ 
ing  off  the  rear  bed-room  is  strictly  modern  in  health  provision.  Add  to  the  qualifications 
mentioned  in  the  preceding  paragraph  the  additional  characteristic — progressive,  and  the 
description  of  this  Artcraft  Home  of  Distinction  will  be  complete. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers— First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS — 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING — 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long,  GROUNDS: — Ys^W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 34x4)4"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1%"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  15^"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  %"  jambs  and  Yi"  stops. 

HARDWARE:— Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  §ash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors,— choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra.  ' 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  pi  ice  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
"Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  MORTIMER 

Five  Rooms  and  Bath,  30  by  24  ft. 

PRICES.— 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $975.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  $  1 070.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $945.25  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1037.90 

Red  Cedar  Bevel  Siding  Furnished  in  Place  of  Shingles  Without  Charge 

Note — Front  bed-room  is  I  \'~4"  by  8'-0"  Inside 


A  BETTER  INVESTMENT  THAN  A  BANK  ACCOUNT 

UNDOUBTEDLY  the  best  way  to  accumulate  the  first  five 
hundred  dollars  is  by  a  savings  account  at  the  bank. 
There  is  real  inducement  for  adding  to  it  from  the 
start,  and  the  interest  paid  while  on  deposit  helps  to  in¬ 
crease  it  materially. 

But  what  to  do  with  the  first  five  hundred  dollars  saved 
is  the  most  serious  question  in  a  man’s  life.  It  involves  his 
whole  future.  It  means  a  gradual  accumulation  of  worldly 
goods  with  independence  and  comfort  for  his  old  age  or  it 
may  mean  continual  drudgery  during  the  active  period  of 
his  life  with  later  dependence  on  charity  for  his  very  exist¬ 
ence. 

The  accumulated  wisdom  of  ages,  says  “Buy  a  home.” 
The  man  who  owns  his  own  home  has  established  himself  in 
his  community  as  one  to  be  depended  upon,  as  a  fixture  and 
worthy  of  confidence.  His  reward  in  the  respect  and  friend¬ 
ship  of  his  neighbors  and  associates  will  be  accordingly. 
And  for  strictly  financial  reasons,  there  can  be  no  better  place  for  the  first  five  hundred 
dollars  than  in  a  home.  The  one  item  of  rent-saving  pays  a  big  return  on  the  investment,  and 
the  security  is  always  in  one’s  own  possession.  Careful  selection  of  a  building  site,  of  the 
building  itself  and  of  the  materials  that  go  into  it  mean  a  constantly  increasing  value  and 
material  profits  on  a  possible  later  sale. 


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For  real  life  and  for  investment  purposes,  put  the  first  five  hundred  dollars  in  a  home  like 
THE  MORTIMER.  All  the  necessities  and  all  the  comforts  of  a  modern  house-keeping  estab¬ 
lishment  and  at  a  very  reasonable  cost.  It  looks  much  more  expensive  than  it  really  is, — that’s 
because  it  has  its  widest  side  to  the  front.  It  has  a  comfortable  front  porch  and  a  dandy,  big 
living-room.  Everything  else  is  as  compact  and  snug  as  it  could  possibly  be.  Provisions  are 
made  for  inside  stairs  to  either  basement  or  attic  or  to  both  by  eliminating  the  closet  between 
kitchen  and  rear  bed-room. 

Everything  is  Artcraft  throughout.  The  best  we  know  how.  A  guaranteed  investment, 
providing  for  all  time. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6",  GIRDER, — -one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — -2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x0".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics,— 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Yg'. 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — -Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  K1!  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1 cheek  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  \y%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Yg”  jambs  and  Yg"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordeied 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  NATOMA 

PLAN  A  PLAN  B  PLAN  C 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  by  43  ft.  5  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  by  39  ft.  5  Rooms  and  Bath,  22  by  37  ft. 

PRICES:— COMPLETE  MATERIAL  FOR  NOT  READY-CUT  CONSTRUCTION 

Reg.  $1435.00  Net.  $1391.95  Reg.  1260.00  Net.  $1222.20  Reg.  1095.00  Net.  $1062,15 


PRICE:— ALL  LUMBER  READY-CUT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 

Reg.  $1545.00  Net  $1498,65  Reg.  1325.00  Net.  $1285,25  Reg.  1180.00  Net.  $1 144,60 


REAL  HOME  VALUE  IN  EVERY  INCH 


IN  this  great  land  there  are  far  more  houses  than  Homes.  A  great  many  more  residences  that 
look  like  barns,  and  too  many  buildings  that  perhaps  keep  out  the  rain  but  are  absolutely 
lacking  in  the  qualifications  of  a  real  Home.  We  ask  examination  of  THE  NATOMA  for 
the  details  necessary  in  the  family  nest,  and  the  chief  of  these  are  hospitality,  geniality  and 
comfort. 


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The  graceful  arch  over  the  main  entrance  supported  by  two  massive  Colonial  columns 
spells  “Welcome”  in  charming  dignity,  a  cordial  invitation  to  friends  and  an  indication  of 
peaceful  rest  to  the  home-comer.  Nothing  repellant  nor  forbidding  in  a  single  line. 

Entrance  directly  into  the  living  room,  the  heart  of  the  household,  with  an  immediate 
view  through  cased  opening  or  beamed  colonnade  into  the  dining-room  confirms  the  cordial 
spirit  suggested  by  the  entrance.  The  bath  is  properly  private  but  still  immediately  accessible 
from  both  bed-rooms. 

At  the  rear  is  a  big  outside  pantry,  separate  entrances  to  cellar  and  kitchen,  and  a  great 
big  porch  reached  directly  from  kitchen  and  bed-room,  available  as  breakfast-room,  summer 
dining-room,  sun-parlor  or  for  protected  out-door  sleeping  quarters.  We  don’t  see  how  any 
man  could  fuss  with  his  wife  in  such  a  home.  She  will  be  entirely  too  contented  to  bother. 
Artcraft  intends  home-happiness  for  every  one. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6”.  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8”  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10”  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6”  solid  or  2x8”  Box.  JOISTS, — 16”  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8”,  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6”;  Ceiling — 
2x4”.  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6”.  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4”  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8”  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6”  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6” — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4”  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4”  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6”  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10”  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2”  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5”  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  Yi' . 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — VgS-W'  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — -Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  )4xi  Y2"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  Y%'  rabbeted  j  ambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  ana 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


rj  For  the  price  quoted,  we 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  OLIVEWOOD 


PLAN  A 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  by  32  ft. 

NotReady-Cut,$  1 23  5 .00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  1197.95 


Ready-Cut,  $1340.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  1299.80 


PLAN  B 

4  Rooms  and  Bath,  26  by  28  ft. 

NotReady-Cut,$1 185.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  1149.45 

Ready-Cut,  1263.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  1225.11 


PLAN  C 

4  Rooms  and  Bath,  22  by  28  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut, $  1 02  7 .00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  996.19 

Ready-Cut,  1112.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash,  1078.64 


COMPACT  AND  SERVICEABLE 


THOSE  are  the  qualities  most  to  be  sought  for  in  a  moderate-priced  residence.  A  design  in 
real  harmony  with  the  actual  home-life.  Not  too  pretentious,  that  would  force  living 
expenses  beyond  the  income  to  keep  up  to  the  appearance  of  the  house.  Nothing  “flashy”, 
to  create  an  incorrect  impression  of  the  character  of  the  home.  And  no  waste  space,  no  un¬ 
necessary  room  to  increase  the  cost  without  an  appropriate  return  on  the  investment  in  every¬ 
day  use  and  convenience.  THE  OLIVEWOOD  is  an  excellent  characterization  of  the  average 

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man’s  home.  The  kind  of  man  that  forms  the  back-bone  and  sinew  of  this  nation. 

There  could  be  nothing  more  compact  and  convenient  than  the  room  arrangement  in 
every  one  of  the  plans  shown.  Plan  A  shows  five  roems,  all  of  comfortable  size,  big  closets, 
pantry,  inside  stairs  to  basement  and  attic,  private  hall  for  the  bath-room  and  strictly  modern 
living-room  and  dining-room,  all  in  a  space  26  by  32  feet  besides  the  attractive  porch  clear  across 
the  front.  Plans  B  and  C  will  provide  two  bed-rooms  by  using  the  living  room  for  dining-room 
also. 

Artcraft  specifications  provide  more  material  of  a  higher  quality  than  any  other  complete 
buildings  offered  by  catalog  concerns  any  place.  Artcraft  construction  details  furnish  more 
strength,  rigidity  and  durability  than  any  other  frame  buildings  built  by  any  other  methods. 
Arte. aft  prices,  delivered  to  the  builder,  quality  and  quantity  considered,  are  lower  than  can  be 
obtained  from  any  other  source.  THE  OLIVEWOOD  represents  a  dividend  of  20  percent  build¬ 
ing  value,  paid  in  advance. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — • 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING— e  ntire  first,  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"Iongfor  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  J^". 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE— Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  )4x4  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  I y%'  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  Y%”  jambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished,  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


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PLAN  A  PLAN  B  PLAN  C 

6  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  by  40  ft.  6  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  by  32  ft.  4  Rooms  and  Bath,  20  by  36  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1405.00  Not  Ready-Cut,  1 265.00  Not  Ready-Cut,  1 1 55.00 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1362.85  Less  3%  for  cash,  1227.05  Less  3%  for  cash,  1120.35 


Ready-Cut,  $1545.00  Ready-Cut,  $1338.00  Ready-Cut,  $1234.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System  By  Terry’s  Improved  System  By  Terry’s  Improved  System 
Less  3%  for  cash,  $1498.65  Less  3%  for  cash,  1297.86  Less  3%  for  Cash,  1196.98 


A  BEAUTY  FOR  A  NARROW  LOT 

F  you  own  a  lot  in  a  thickly  settled  neighborhood  you  have  had  difficulty  in  finding  plans  for  a 
house  that  would  have  an  attractive  appearance,  convenient  arrangement  and  still  would 
not  occupy  too  much  valuable  frontage.  You  need  look  no  further.  Here  it  is,  in  three 

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( The  Palermo — continued  / tom  preceding  page) 

different  sizes,  two  for  a  thirty  foot  and  one  for  a  twenty-five  foot  lot. 

You  will  not  dispute  our  claim  for  a  noticeable  and  desirable  exterior.  It  has  the  front  of  a 
much  larger  and  more  expensive  place.  This  is  due  to  very  careful  elaboration  of  details  in 
close  harmony  with  the  general  theme.  And  the  interior  is  as  close  as  we  ever  get  to  the  ideal 
in  this  life  for  the  space  available.  Plan  A  has  a  dandy  big  living  room,  two  large  bed-rooms, 
a  sun-room  or  sleeping  porch  fitted  with  Artcraft  weather-proof  porch  windows  opening  full, 
pleasant  dining  room,  kitchen  and  rear  porch  with  stairs  to  the  basement.  Plan  B  has  the 
same  arrangement  on  a  slightly  smaller  scale,  and  Plan  C  dispenses  with  the  sun-room,  puts 
a  big  living-room  clear  across  the  front  and  provides  a  large  alcove  for  one  of  the  modern  I n- 
a-door  beds.  This  is  the  plan  now  being  used  in  the  new,  expensive  apartment  buildings  as  it 
gives  all  the  advantages  of  a  large  five  room  establishment  with  much  less  cost  and  smaller 
floor  area. 

If  you  will  again  read  the  details  of  Artcraft  construction,  of  the  Artcraft  method  of  Ready¬ 
cutting  and  of  the  extra  free  service  explained  in  the  front  of  this  book,  you  will  more  thoroughly 
realize  the  great  value  in  either  of  these  plans  at  the  prices  quoted.  We  have  other  valuable 
information  and  suggestions  on  this  Home  that  are  yours  for  the  asking. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  A". 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long,  GROUNDS: — 5A*W  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 M*'1  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
- — Outside,  1%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  %"  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  §ash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors,— choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  pi  ice  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  build  mg  is  ordeied 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  PALO  ALTO 

PLAN  A  PLAN  B  PLAN  C 

7  Rooms  and  Bath,  32  by  48  ft.  7  Rooms  and  Bath,  28  by  40  ft.  6  Rooms  and  Bath,  24  by  36  ft. 
PRICES PRICES PRICES 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1971 .00  Not  Ready-Cut,  $1635.00  Not  Ready-Cut,  $1457.00 
Ready-Cut,  $2180.00  Ready-Cut,  $1768.00  Ready-Cut,  $1582.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System  By  Terry’s  Improved  System  By  Terry’s  Improved  System 


{The  Palo  Alto — continued  from  preceding  page) 

A  close  study  of  our  present  home-life  and  the  growing  inclination  toward  certain  character¬ 
istics  of  general  form  and  interior  detail  has  been  the  inspiration  for  THE  PALO  ALTO. 

This  is  a  home  of  features  that  are  found  only  in  the  very  latest  creations  of  high  class  archi¬ 
tects,  and  usually  only  in  the  most  expensive  mansions.  The  very  appearance  of  this  California 
Bungalow  suggests  and  confirms  the  luxuries  (now  becoming  necessities)  that  are  found  within. 
Plan  A  has  them  all.  Fartially  enclosed  front  porch,  dressing  alcoves  for  the  bed-rooms  sepa¬ 
rated  by  interior  window,  big  sun-room  enclosed  with  the  Artcraft  special  porch  windows, 
stairs  to  basement  and  attic,  breakfast  room  with  one  wall  solid  windows  and  glass  doors  leading 
to  dining  room,  and  again  from  dining  room  to  the  pergola  side  porch.  Plan  B  has  the  same 
features  on  a  slightly  smaller  scale  without  an  attic,  and  Plan  C  eliminates  only  the  attic  and 
breakfast  room  for  which  the  sun-room  can  be  used  when  desired.  Could  anything  be  more 
lovely  or  attractive?  THE  PALO  ALTO  will  be  a  strictly  modern  home  for  your  children  and 
theirs. 

Be  sure  that  the  material  and  the  finished  home  will  match  the  design  by  specifying  it 
Artcraft  only. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — AH  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — -2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS — 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING — 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 
SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 
FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING:— 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES:— Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  1 8" long  for  5  J4" 
LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 

Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 
MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five,  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — l%"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — • 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
—Outside,  1%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  %”  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT:— Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:— Med  icine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  accordingtoabove 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordeied 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


THE  PAOLA 


Plan  C.  Five  Rooms  and  Bath,  36  by  24  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  1225.00  Ready-Cut,  $  1 335.00 
Less  3%  $1188,25  Less  3%  $1294.95 

Plan  B.  Six  Room  and  Bath,  40  by  32  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1658.00  Ready-Cut,  $1882.00 
Less  3%  $1608.26  Less  3%  $1825.54 

Plan  A.  Six  Rooms  and  Bath,  44  by  36  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $2040.00  Ready-Cut,  $2200.00 
Less  3%  $1978.80  Less  3%  $2134.00 

Alt  prices  subject  to  3%  discount  for  cash  with  order. 

A  BUNGALOW  WITH  MISSION  PLAN 

THE  PAOLA  combines  two  very  attractive  ideas, 
both  of  which  are  making  a  permanent  impres¬ 
sion  on  modern  home  architecture.  The  exter- 

0 continued  on  next  page) 


{The  P  aola— continued  from  preceding  page) 

ior  is  that  of  a  true  California  or  East  Indian  Bungalow.  Low,  broad  lines,  wide  sweep  of  roof 
and  symmetrical  outlines.  The  interior  arrangement  is  that  of  the  old  Spanish  Patio  that 
has  proven  itself  for  centuries  of  successful  use,  and  on  which  some  of  the  most  costly  res¬ 
idences  are  now  being  based. 

The  feature  of  this  idea  is  the  central  living  room.  It  has  been  demonstrated  that  all  home- 
life  radiates  frem  the  living-room  and  the  logical  place  for  it  is  the  center  of  the  house.  From 
here  every  other  department  can  be  reached  with  the  fewest  possible  steps.  Down  South  this 
space  is  often  left  entirely  open  at  both  ends  but  more  rigorous  climates  demand  protection. 
In  THE  PACLA,  large  windows  and  glass  doors  provide  light  and  ventilation  from  both  sides 
and  comfort  in  colder  weather. 

Close  study  of  these  plans  will  biing  out  many  desirable  characteristics.  An  unusual 
feature  in  Plan  A  is  the  Pullman  breakfast  alcove  off  the  kitchen  as  shown  at  the  bottom  of  this 
page.  A  grade  entrance  to  cellar  and  kitchen  and  stairs  to  the  immense  attic  above,  with  the 
pergola  in  the  rear,  offering  a  most  desirable  location  for  flowers  and  vines,  are  special  points 
in  both  A  and  B.  The  den  in  Plan  B  is  arranged  for  an  “In-a-door”  bed.  Plan  C  is  on  a  more 
economical  basis  but  retains  the  principal  features  of  the  larger  buildings. 

Artcraft  insists  on  showing  the  most  modern  ideas  in  home-architecture.  Artcraft  methods 
make  them  available  to  the  builder  at  no  additional  cost. 

WHAT  WE  FURNISH 


FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — -16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions:  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6"-  Ceiling — ■ 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 


SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5M"* 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — YgxW'  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  J4x4  J4"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Col  umns,  INSIDE- — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  hir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1VS"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  ~</g"  jambs  and  54"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  propel  sixes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 


PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and’ 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  ana 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  accordingto  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
"Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  PASADENA 

Six  Rooms  and  Bath,  28  by  42  ft.,  and  Porches 


PRICES: 

Not  Ready-Cut,  $1770.00  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System,  $1955.00 

Less  3%  for  cash,  $1716.90  Less  3%  for  cash,  $1896.35 


TRUE  BUNGALOW  CHARM 


PERHAPS  you  have  formed  the  wrong  idea  of  a 
Bungalow.  Perhaps  you  have  noticed  in 
other  catalogs  and  in  real  estate  advertising 
pictures  of  small,  plain  cottages,  which  were 
called  bungalows  because  they  had  but  one  floor. 
Now  look  at  a  real  one.  Designed  by  California’s 
own  bungalow  expert  and  first  erected  in  Pasa¬ 
dena,  the  richest  city  in  America  for  its  size,  and 
the  western  center  of  culture  and  refinement, 
this  charming  home  is  named  for  its  birthplace 
and  truly  represents  the  typical  Bungalow  spirit. 
Fix  it  in  your  mind  and  remember  it  when  next 
you  hear  Bungalows  mentioned. 

Shouldn’t  anyone  be  proud  to  call  this  home? 
What  an  opportunity  for  flowers,  vines  and 
shrubs,  and  how  naturally  THE  PASADENA  fits 
in  such  a  setting.  It  is  an  inspiration  for  real 
home  life,  it  forms  the  natural  center  for  family 
activities.  Father  will  stay  away  from  the  ball 
game  any  Saturday  afternoon  to  work  around  a 
place  like  this,  because  he  will  have  something  to 
show  for  his  labors. 

And  still,  considering  the  size,  its  beauty  and 
its  easy-housekeeping  features,  it  is  really  an  in- 


(i continued  on  next  pate) 


( The  Pasadena — continued  from  preceding  page) 


expensive  home. 

Not  every  one  can  build  such  a  home  even  with  the  photograph  before  them.  Bungalows 
are  dependent  so  much  upon  exact  combinations  of  specific  details  for  the  success  of  their  gen¬ 
eral  effect  that  one  must  have  accurate  plans  and  specifications  before  attempting  such  construc¬ 
tion.  The  original  Artcraft  plans  and  instructions  leave  no  opportunity  for  errors,  and  Ready- 
cut,  THE  PASADENA  will  be  delivered  to  you  just  as  it  is  shown  ready  to  put  together. 
The  order  blank  is  in  the  front  of  the  book. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story, — 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— OUTSIDE  WALLS— lxS"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SIS.  FINISH 
FLOORING  — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  J^". 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  Yx  4  Yi' _  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — -DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — l3s"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  easement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  rabbeted  j  ambs,  sills;  Inside,  jambs  and  %"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  Hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
•‘Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE 


PETALUMA 

PLAN  A 


Six  Rooms  and  Bath,  28  by  44  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  - 

$1515.00 

Less  3%  for  cash. 

$1469.55 

Ready-Cut  - 

$1680.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash, 

$1629.60 

PLAN  B 

Five  Rooms  and  Bath 

,  32  by  40  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  - 

$1381.00 

Less  3%  for  cash. 

$1339.57 

Ready-Cut,  - 

$1521.00 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash. 

$1475.37 

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LOTS  OF  HOUSE  FOR  LITTLE  MONEY 

THE  surprising  thing  about  THE  PETALUMA  is  the 
price  at  which  it  is  quoted.  Here  is  over  twelve  hun¬ 
dred  feet  of  actual,  livable  floor  space  for  less  than 
fourteen  hundred  dollars.  And  this  house  is  built  the  very 
best  we  know  how.  Artcraft  construction  throughout,  Art- 
craft  material  as  specified  for  our  highest  class  residences, 
our  Homes  of  Distinction,  of  the  best  quality  we  can  find 
anywhere  for  the  purpose,  and  about  twenty  percent  more 
than  is  usually  furnished  by  others.  And  still  the  price 
for  the  size  is  way  below  competition. 

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( The  Petaluma — continued  from  preceding  page ) 

The  reasons  for  this  apparent  discrepancy  are  not  hard  to  find.  One  is  the  hip-roof  of  low 
pitch.  While  the  hip-roof  is  not  as  decorative  in  appearance  as  some  others,  it  is  without  doubt 
the  lowest  in  cost  and  the  strongest  covering  of  any  standard  style.  The  other  great  saving  in 
cost  lies  in  the  plain,  square  walls  without  projecting  porches,  bays  or  dormers. 

Notwithstanding  the  low  prices  quoted  on  this  design,  there  is  not  a  single  element  of  cheap¬ 
ness  in  outside  appearance  nor  in  the  interior  arrangement.  Plan  A  has  three  bed-rooms  and 
bath  opening  on  a  passage  which  without  wasting  one  inch  of  floor  space  connects  with  every 
other  room  in  the  house.  Flan  B  has  one  bed-room  less  and  is  otherwise  practically  identical 
in  size  and  plan.  The  feature  of  both  designs  is  the  kitchen  located  in  the  center  of  the  build¬ 
ing  from  which  every  corner  of  the  house  can  be  reached  with  fewest  possible  steps.  This  also 
permits  placing  the  dining-room  immediately  adjacent  to  the  kitchen,  with  serving  pantry 
between  and  still  having  dining  and  living-room  form  practically  one  immense  room  clear 
across  the  front  of  the  house. 

One  of  the  results  obtained  by  Artcraft  methods  is  the  variety  of  design  and  interior  schemes. 
Artcraft  Homes  will  not  be  just  like  your  neighbors,  they  are  really  Homes  of  Distinction. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 


FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  storv  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story,— 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS,— 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 

and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span-  Attic — 2x6"-  Cedin:? 

2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x3".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING:  OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine- 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 


SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES:— Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5" exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  M". 

LATH:— Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — Ys^W'  for  all  walls  and  openings.  ' 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE— Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  )4x4  L6"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE— Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK:  DOORS  Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown- 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %•'  check  rail! 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  1  Yi"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  iambs  and  stops. 

HARDWARE:— Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pullevs,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT:— Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork- 
stain  tor  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES:  Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifiertions  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
"Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  PLANADA 


5  Rooms  and  Bath.  26  by  43  ft.  and  front  porch 


PRICES:— 

Not  Ready-Cut, 

Less  3%  for  cash, 

Ready-Cut, 

By  Terry’s  Improved  System 

Less  3%  for  cash. 


$1335.00 

$1294.95 

$1515.00 

$1469.50 


Bishopric  Board  furnished  for  Stucco 


THE  LATEST  IDEA  IN  BUNGALOWS 

HERE  is  a  design  that  requires  no  comment. 

It  is  a  work  of  art  that  carries  itself  above 
explanation.  It  is  like  a  beautiful  picture  that 
causes  us  to  stand  and  admire,  speechless.  Without 
analysis,  without  going  into  details,  we  appreciate 
its  charm  nor  do  we  care  how  it  is  effected.  We 
would  not  pick  a  rose  to  pieces  to  find  what  causes 
its  fragrance.  So  let  it  be  with  THE  PLANADA. 
We  are  contented  to  know  that  such  beauty,  such 


harmony  of  design  has  been  accomplished,  without  inquiring  why  or  how. 

And  this  poem  of  a  home  is  obtained  at  a  price  that  is  ridiculously  low  compared 
with  the  house  itself.  The  cost  of  erection  will  be  in  proportion  just  as  small.  Ordered 
Ready-cut  all  the  artistic  details  will  be  provided  for  with  material  every  piece  cut  and 

fitted  to  exact  shape  and  form.  .  ,  ,  ,.  .  .  .  , 

The  thatclied-roof  effect  is  secured  by  steaming  and  bending  wooden  shingles 
around  the  oval  cornice  or  by  the  use  of  slate-top  asphalt  shingles  which  will  lay  on  the 

curved  surface  just  as  easily  as  on  a  flat  roof. 

The  soft  lines  secured  by  this  method  are  invaluable  from  an  artistic  standpoint. 
The  plans  alone  for  this  design  are  worth  much  money.  By  Artcraft,  they  are 
made  available  without  charge  for  the  bare  cost  of  the  material  itself. 


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(The  Planada — continued  from  preceding  page ) 

The  features  are  found  only  in  expensive  creations  of  the  highest  class  architects. 
Pergola  sun-terrace,  mission  porch  columns  and  sleeping  porch  in  the  rear  make  this 
an  ideal  home  that  will  always  attract  attention  for  real  distinction  of  design,  and  will 
classify  the  owner  as  an  individual  of  rare  discriminating  taste. 

To  protect  the  purchaser  against  imitations  and  duplicates  we  will  sell  only  one  of 
this  design  in  any  locality. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common .  Girder  Posts,  6x6".  GIRDER, — one  story,  6x8"  built  up; 
two  story,— 8x10"  built  up.  SILLS, — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS, — 16"  on  centers — First 
and  second  floors — 2x8",  doubled  under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6";  Ceiling — 1 
2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x6".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on  16"  centers. 

SHEATHING: — OUTSIDE  WALLS — 1x8"  No.  2  Common  Shiplap.  ROOF  1x4" — S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — SUB-FLOORING,  both  first  and  second  floors  and  for  attics, — 1x6" — SlS.  FINISH 
FLOORING — entire  first  floor,  except  bedrooms,  1x3"  Clear  Rift  (quarter  sawed)  Yellow  Pine; 
bedrooms  and  entire  second  floor,  1x4"  Clear  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain  (Rift) 
Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 6"  Clear  Red  Cedar  Siding,  10"  California  Rustic,  or  5  to  2"  Red  Cedar  Shingles.  Cornice 
siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  clear  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — Strictly  Clear,  5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  5  J^". 

LATH: — Strictly  No.  1  Spruce.  All  4  ft.  long.  GROUNDS: — jj^x -ht"  for  all  walls  and  openings. 

FINISH: — OUTSIDE — Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail, 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1  kix4  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch 
Columns.  INSIDE — Strictly  Clear  N.  C.  Pine  or  Fir  for  stain,  varnish  or  wax  finish,  stairs  and 
balusters,  cabinet  trim,  three  member  base,  picture  mould,  chair  rail  in  bath  and  kitchen,  hook  strips 
in  closets,  plate  rail  in  dining  rooms.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and  doorchecks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Strictly  No.  1  Clear;  front  doors  Craftsman  or  Bungalow  design  as  shown; 
grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel;  inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  %"  check  rail, 
double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide  windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES — 
clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens,  pulleys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES 
— Outside,  rabbeted  jambs,  sills;  Inside,  J-js"  jambs  and  y%”  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  double  locks  for  outside  doors, — choice  of  antique 
copper  or  dull  brass  finish,  with  nickel  plated  hardware  in  bath  rooms.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 
Insulating  paper  for  all  floors  and  outside  walls. 

PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  exposed  woodwork; 
stain  for  shingled  walls;  stain,  stain  and  varnish,  clear  varnish,  or  paint  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and 
floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially  prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
i  buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 


TERMS 


Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 


For  the  price  quoied,  we  hereby  agree 
sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  b  uilding  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
Ready-Cut"  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 
finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  RAYMOND 


PLAN  A 

5  Rooms  and  Bath,  24x32  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut 
Cash,  $1088.34 

On  Regular  Terms,  $1122 

Ready-Cut 
Cash,  $1202.80 

On  Regular  Terms  $1240 


PLAN  B 

4  Rooms  and  Bath,  28x24  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut 

Cash,  $986.49 

On  Regular  Terms,  $1017 

Ready-Cut 

Cash,  $1097.07 

On  Regular  Terms  $1131 


PLAN  C 
4  Rooms,  22x28  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut 
Cash.  $803.16 

On  Regular  Terms,  $828 

Ready-Cut 
Cash.  $897.25 

On  Regular  Terms  $925 


PLAN  D 
4  Room,  20x24  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut 

Cash,  $780.85 

On  Regular  Terms,  $805 

Ready-Cut 

Cash,  $853.60 

On  Regular  Terms  $880 


THE  practical  benefits  of  Artcraft  methods  make  themselves  splendidly  evident  in  the  style 
and  attractiveness  in  these  designs  when  considered  with  the  very  low  prices  of  material 
furnished  on  Artcraft  specifications. 

There  is  nothing  in  the  construction  of  these  bungalows  that  absolutely  requires  high- 
priced  or  skilled  labor.  The  simple  details  of  erection  clearly  shown  in  plans,  and  instructions 
furnished  with  the  itemized  bill  of  material,  make  it  easy  for  any  one  to  assemble  and  properly 
place  the  different  pieces. 

The  window  and  door  frames  are  cut  to  size  and  each  complete  frame  bundled  separately. 
They  are  complete,  attractive  homes,  well  arranged  for  comfort,  convenience,  ventilation, 
light  and  air,  with  material  especially  selected  for  durability,  strength  and  economy,  and  every¬ 
thing  included  in  the  price  that  is  only  possible  under  the  Artcraft  system. 


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THE  REVERE 

PLAN  A 

4  Rooms,  Bath  and  Porches,  24x40  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1629.60 
On  regular  terms,  $  1  680 .00 
Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1784.80 
On  regular  terms,  $  1  840.00 

PLAN  B 

4  Rooms,  Bath,  and  Porchss,  24x34  ft. 

Not  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1095.13 
On  regular  terms,  $1129.00 
Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1180.49 
On  regular  terms,  $  1  2  1  7 .00 


PLAN  A 


PLAN  B 


PLAN  A  has  a  living  room  13.4x13.1,  dining  room  10x13.7  off 
which  is  the  breakfast  porch  8x5,  bedroom  or  den  9.2x11.4, 
kitchen  10.4x11.4,  pantry  and  bath,  which  completes  the 
first  floor  arrangement.  On  the  second  floor  are  three  bed¬ 
rooms,  ceilings  full  height,  and  three  sizeable  closets.  Note 
there  are  three  separate  porches  and  a  grade  entrance  to  base¬ 
ment,  an  essential  feature  in  a  modern  home.  This  will  make 
you  a  “Home  of  No  Regrets”  of  seven  good-sized  rooms  with 
all  Artcraft  features. 

PLAN  B  as  drawn  up  is  a  four  room  bungalow  having  a 
living  room  13x12.3,  kitchen  and  dining  room  combined  10x14.3, 
two  bedrooms  each  9x10  with  closets  and  bath  between.  Stairs 
are  furnished  to  a  large  well  lighted  and  ventilated  attic  where 
three  full  height  rooms  may  be  finished  off  later  if  desired. 
This  is  the  practical  way  to  build  where  more  rooms  may  be 
required  later  on  and  much  less  expensive  than  the  usual  way 
of  building  on  an  addition  to  the  first  floor,  which  usually 
destroys  all  architectural  beauty. 

If  you  cannot  build  a  seven  room  home  today,  build  a  four 
room  bungalow,  REVERE,  and  add  the  other  three  rooms  later. 


THE  RIDGEHILL 


PLAN  A 


PLAN  B 


Not  Ready-Cut, 

On  regular  terms, 

Ready-Cut, 

On  regular  terms, 


Cash  $1155.27 

$1191.00 

Cash  $1259.06 

$1298.00 


Not  Ready-Cut, 

On  regular  terms, 

Ready-Cut, 

On  regular  terms, 


Cash  $1052.45 

$1085.00 

Cash  $1146.54 

$1182.00 


CLEAN  LINES 


COMPACT 

ARRANGEMENT 


CONVENIENT 

PRICE 


HERE  is  a  cozy  cottage  that  should  make  a  happy  home  for  any  family.  Here  is  everything 
necessary  for  a  complete  house-keeping  establishment,  and  all  built  in  a  design  that  is 
beautifully  simple  and  simply  beautiful.  This  is  a  real  residence,  complete  in  every  de¬ 
tail,  ready  for  the  first  dinner  and  the  first  night’s  sleep  in  your  own  home,  and  the  price  is 
less  than  a  cheap  automobile. 

Think  of  that!  A  comfort  for  the  family,  a  real  enjoyment  for  every  day  in  the  year,  a 
money-saver  for  the  wage-earner,  an  investment  for  a  capitalist,  a  substantial  asset  for  all 
time,  and  a  foundation  for  a  future  fortune,  all  at  less  cost  than  a  cheap  auto  which  is  a  lia¬ 
bility,  a  constant  expense,  and  available  for  actual  use  less  than  one-tenth  of  its  short  life. 

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(The  Ridgehill — continued  from  precceding  page ) 

It’s  the  difference  between  a  necessity  and  a  luxury.  We  all  like  the  luxuries  but  let  us  have 
the  necessities  first. 

The  two-floor  plans  are  identical  in  arrangement,  and  vary  only  in  size.  The  difference 
in  price  is  only  for  the  extra  amount  of  actual  material  required  in  the  larger  size,  and  it  should 
be  noted  that  all  Artcraft  Hemes  are  really  larger  in  size  than  other  catalog  houses  of  anything 
like  similar  appearance  and  still  are  quoted  at  prices  usually  lower  when  cost  of  delivery  is 
considered.  The  actual  extra  cost  for  even  a  slight  difference  in  size  is  shown  clearly  by  the 
addition  necessary  for  Plan  A  which  is  only  two  feet  larger  each  way  than  Plan  B.  This  is  but 
one  of  the  vital  advantages  found  in  all  Artcraft  Homes. 

As  extra  features  THE  RIDGEHILL  has  inside  stairs  to  cellar;  inside  stairs  to  a  large  attic 
lighted  and  ventilated  by  the  special  Artcraft  windows  which  are  raised  and  lowered  frem  the 
floor  below;  private  hall  connecting  both  bed-rooms  with  the  bath  and  connected  with  but  se¬ 
cluded  from  the  living  quarters;  large,  outside  pantry;  private  rear  porch;  entrance  vestibule 
and  coat  closet  at  the  front  door;  and  a  terrace-porch  with  projecting  bay. 


WHAT  WE  FURNISH 

FRAME: — All  strictly  No.  1  Common.  GIRDER  POSTS — 4x6".  GIRDER — one  story,  6x6" 
built  up;  two  story,  6x8"  built  up.  SILLS — 4x6"  solid  or  2x8"  Box.  JOISTS — 24"  on  centers — 
First  and  Second  floors — 2x8",  doubled-under  partitions;  bridging  for  every  span;  Attic — 2x6" 
Ceiling— 2x4".  PORCH  JOISTS— 2x6".  RAFTERS— 2x4".  MAIN  STUDDING— 2x4"  on 
24"  centers. 

SHEATHING:— ROOF  1x4"— S2S  on  6"  centers. 

FLOORS: — FINISH  FLOORING — 1x4"  No.  1  Com.  Yellow  Pine.  Porches,  1x4"  Clear  Edge  Grain 
(Rift)  Washington  Fir. 

SIDING: — 1x6"  No.  1  Yellow  Pine  or  Washington  Fir  drop  siding  dressed  and  matched  over  heavy  water¬ 
proof  sheathing  paper.  Cornice  siding,  porch  ceiling  and  lining,  matched  and  beaded. 

SHINGLES: — 5  to  2",  Washington  Red  Cedar.  16"  long  for  5"  exposure,  or  18"  long  for  514"  exposure 
10"  Clear  Butts. 

LINING: — Finished  Wall  Board  with  panel  strips,  or  Gypsum  Board  with  Kalsomine.  No  lath,  plaster, 
paper  nor  other  decoration  required. 

FINISH:  OUTSIDE  Clear  Red  Cypress,  base,  belt,  frieze,  facia,  corner  and  ridge  boards,  porch  rail 
step  treads,  lattice  work;  Clear  Redwood  Mouldings  and  1 J4"  Casings;  Clear  Fir  Porch  Columns. 
INSIDE  Strictly  Clear  Yellow  Pine  or  Fir  lor  stain  or  varnish  finish,  stairs  and  balusters,  casing, 
picture  mould,  chair  rail,  hook  strips  in  closets.  Shelving  for  closets  and  pantry,  corner  beads  and 
door  checks. 

MILL-WORK: — DOORS — Front  doors  Cottage  design  as  shown;  grade  and  rear  doors  glass  panel; 
inside  doors  five  cross  panel.  WINDOWS — 1  yt"  check  rail,  double  hung,  glazed  and  puttied;  wide 
windows  double  strength  glass.  WINDOW  FRAMES— clear  material,  fitted  for  blinds,  screens, 
puljeys  and  weights,  or  casement  fixtures.  DOOR  FRAMES — Outside,  1  y%"  rabbeted  jambs,  sills; 
Inside,  J-jj"  jambs  and  Y%"  stops. 

HARDWARE: — Nails  of  proper  sizes  and  quantities.  Sash  weights,  pulleys,  cord,  locks  and  casement 
fixtures.  Mortise  locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors.  Flashing  and  valley  tin. 

PAINT: — Best  quality  cottage  colors,  ready  mixed,  with  linseed  oil  and  dryers  for  two  coats  on  all  ex¬ 
posed  woodwork,  and  for  inside  finish,  stairs  and  floors  and  porches.  Choice  of  colors.  Especially 
prepared  for  every  purpose. 

FIXTURES: — Medicine  case  for  bath  room;  pantry  or  cupboard  furnished.  Colonades,  bookcases, 
buffets,  wardrobes,  mantels  and  grates  extra. 

WE  DO  NOT  FURNISH— LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER,  BRICK,  STONE,  PLUMBING,  NOR 

HEATING  SUPPLIES. 

TERMS 

Complete  building  will  be  shipped  on  signed  order,  subject  to  five  days’  examination  and 
approval.  Shipment  may  be  returned  at  our  expense  if  material  is  not  according  to  above 
specifications  and  description.  Payment  of  purchase  price  is  to  be  assured  by  bank,  trust 
company  or  other  responsible  party  in  the  form  covered  by  order  blank.  Three  percent  of  the 
catalog  price  may  be  deducted  when  remittance  for  cost  and  freight  charges  is  sent  with  order, 
entire  amount  to  be  promptly  refunded  if  goods  are  returned  in  original  condition. 

GUARANTEE 

For  the  price  quoted,  we  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  lumber,  lath,  shingles  or  roofing, 

finish  will  be  cut  and  finished 
to  proper  size,  shape  and 
pattern  to  be  used  in  the 
building  without  further 
sawing  or  fitting,  if  erected 
according  to  accompanying 
plans  and  instructions,  and 
we  will  refund  one  dollar  for 
every  hour  spent  by  purchaser 
or  his  direct  employees  in 
re-fitting  any  lumber  fitted 
incorrectly  by  us. 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


sash,  glass,  doors,  mouldings, 
mill-work,  paint,  builders’ 
hardware,  and  complete  de¬ 
tailed  plans  and  instructions 
necessary  to  erect  and  finish 
the  building  according  to  above 
description,  specifications  and 
terms. 

If  building  is  ordered 
“Ready-Cut”  we  further 
guarantee  that  all  lumber, 
except  outside  and  inside 


THE  RIVERA 

6  Rooms,  20x28 


Not  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $  994.25  Ready-Cut, 

On  regular  terms,  $1025.00  On  regular  terms, 


Cash  $1098.04 

$1132.00 


T 


’HE  RIVERA  is  but  20  feet  wide,  so 
will  fit  nicely  on  a  25  foot  lot,  and 
20  feet  deep  on  first  floor,  with  an 
eight  foot  porch,  and  28  feet  on  second 
floor,  yet  it  is  a  space  saving  home  of 
many  rooms,  six  in  all — a  living-room 
15.6x9.3,  dining-room  and  kitchen  each 
9. 3x9. 3  (inside  measurements),  or 
10x10  if  we  take  from  the  outside  wall 
to  the  inside  of  center  partition  as  is 
usually  given  in  plan  books. 

An  open  staircase,  with  panelled 
newel,  rail  and  turned  balusters, 
starts  from  living-room.  The  inside 
stairs  to  basement  takes  up  no  extra 
room  as  they  are  directly  under  the 
main  stairs.  Too  often  do  we  find  in  small  houses  that  no  inside  stairway  has  been  provided 
to  basement,  a  very  necessary  convenience  and  standard  in  Artcraft  construction. 

On  the  second  floor  there  are  three  bed-rooms  each  about  9x12,  with  large  closet  for  each. 

The  porch  is  so  arranged  that  it  can  be  enclosed  with  sash  for  a  sun  parlor  in  winter.  This 
can  be  done  at  very  little  expense.  And,  think  of  having  a  sun  parlor  8x18  for  the  children  to 
play  in. 

This  will  make  a  Home  for  you,  a  home  that  supplies  the  proper  surroundings  for  your 
growing  children,  that  will  lighten  the  burden  ef  keeping  house,  a  place  where  you  and  your 
family  can  live  comfortably  and  happily. 


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THE  RIVERVI E W 

Six  Rooms  and  Bath,  18x32 

Not  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1110.65  Ready-Cut,  Cash  $1212.50 

On  regular  terms,  $1145.00  On  regular  terms,  $1250.00 


AN  EXAMPLE  OF  ARTCRAFT  ECONOMY 

THE  RIVERVIEW  shows  conclusively  that 
true  economy  in  designing  and  building 
does  not  necessarily  mean  a  cheap, 
commonplace  appearance.  Artcraft  plan¬ 
ning  conserves  every  possible  bit  of  floor  space, 
allowing  room  where  needed  and  still  elimi¬ 
nating  waste  space  at  every  corner  and  every 
angle.  Artcraft  architects  are  required  to 
work  up  graceful  designs  without  resorting  to 
expensive  decorations  and  intricate  frills  that 
sometimes  cost  more  than  the  main  structure. 
In  THE  RIVERVIEW  every  cent  of  the  cost  is 
put  into  actual  floor  area  and  room  space  and 
into  quality  of  material  and  still  the  outward 
appearance  is  not  permitted  to  suffer. 

These  are  pretty  broad  claims  and  as 
ample  and  substantial  proof  we  invite  close 
examination  of  THE  RIVERVIEW,  of  its  de¬ 
sign,  of  its  details  of  construction  and  room  arrangement  and  of  the  ample  specifications  of 
the  complete  material  furnished,  and  then  the  closest  comparison  of  the  prices  quoted  with 
quotations  made  by  others  on  homes  of  anything  like  the  value  in  THE  RIVERVIEW. 

At  anything  like  this  cost,  we  do  not  think  it  possible  to  provide  by  any  other  than  Art¬ 
craft  methods  such  a  combination  of  convenience  and  charm.  Such  a  spacious  front  porch, 
such  comfortable  sized  living-room,  dining-room  and  kitchen,  an  open,  platform  staircase 
with  newel  and  balustrade  leading  from  the  living-room  close  by  the  front  entrance;  a  grade- 
door  on  the  side  with  separate  stairs  to  kitchen  and  to  the  cellar;  another  entrance  in  the  rear; 
and  upstairs  three  bed-rooms  with  full  height,  square  ceilings,  closets  and  convenient  bath¬ 
room;  and  chimney  located  to  provide  individual  heat  if  desired  for  every  room. 


THE  SERRANO 


Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System 

“The  Only  Practical  Preconstruction” 

DESCRIPTION  PLAN  A  PLAN  B 

SILLS: — 4x8".  JOISTS: — 2x6".  RAF¬ 
TERS: — 2x4",  all  No.  1  common.  FLOOR¬ 
ING,  PARTITIONS  and  SIDING:— 1x4" 

No.  1  Com.  Yellow  Pine,  1x6"  dressed  two 
sides  and  matched.  ROOF  SHEATHING:— 

1x6"  dressed  two  sides,  and  matched.  ROOF- 
I  N  G: — Three  ply,  ten  year,  asphalt-fibre 
composition.  DOORS: — Outside  only,  glass 
panel,  1%"  thick,  No.  1.  WINDOWS:  — 

1  x/i"  thick,  side  locks,  glazed  and  puttied. 

HARDWARE:  —  Complete  assortment  of 
nails,  door  and  window  locks  and  hinges, 
flashing  and  valley  tin  as  required.  PAINT: — 

Ready-Mixed,  best  quality,  cottage  colors  for 
two  coats  outside.  FINISH:  —  Outside  as 
shown,  clear  pine. 

THE  BEST  MEDICINE  IN  THE 
WORLD 

OR  a  general  all  around  tonic,  to  put  red 
blood  in  the  veins,  ginger  in  the  step, 
and  more  “pep”  in  one’s  whole  life, 
what  can  equal  an  outing  in  the  country?  A  few  weeks  by  the  seashore,  in  the  moun¬ 
tains,  by  a  lake  or  stream?  THE  SERRANO  is  so  designed  and  priced  that  one  can  not  afford 
to  be  without  it  even  for  week-ends  in  the  summertime.  It  can  be  erected  and  finished  from 
Saturday  to  Monday  and  for  years  will  be  available  to  cure  that  Saturday  “tired  feeling”  and 
to  provide  the  Monday  “punch”  that  ought  to  bring  home  the  price  of  it  the  first  week.  We 
heartily  prescribe  THE  SERRANO  as  the  best  investment  in  health  and  enjoyment  of  life  that 
money  can  buy.  We  could  not  furnish  more  for  the  money  without  giving  it  away. 


5  Rooms  and  Porch,  20  by  24  ft. 

Cash,  $398.67 

On  Regular  Terms,  $411.00 


3  Rooms  and  Porch,  16  by  26  ft. 

Cash,  $298.76 

On  Regular  Terms,  $308.00 


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5  Rooms  anil  Porch,  18  by  24  ft. 

Cash,  $496.64 

On  Regular  Terms  $512.00 

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PLAN  B 

3  Rooms  and  Porch,  16  by  26  fr* 

Cash,  $397.70 

On  Regular  Terms,  $410.00 

Wall  board  with  pan  si  strips  for 
walls  and  ceilings  of  all  rooms. 
Plan  A  882.16  Plan  B  $57.49 
Less  3  %  for  Cash, 


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THE  SERRANO  PORTABLE 


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No  sawing,  No  nailing,  No  fitting, 
Build  it  today — Live  in  it  tomorrow 
DESCRIPTION 

FLOOR  SECTIONS — All  6  feet  wide,  strong 
and  durable.  Flooring  1x4  No.  1  Com. 
Yellow  Pine. 

WALLS — In  sections  8  feet  high  and  6  feet 
wide,  %  in.  No.  1  Com.  Yellow  Pine  Novelty 
siding,  dressed  both  sides  and  matched  with 
a  special  in.  tongue  and  groove,  absolutely 
weather  tight;  or  5"  clear  Red  Cedar  siding, 
laid  over  heavy  waterproof  paper. 

PARTITIONS — In  sections  8  feet  high  of  in. 
No.  1  Com.  Yellow  Pine,  matched  and 
beaded. 

ROOFING — In  sections,  in-  No.  1  Com. 
Yellow  Pine,  dressed  and  matched  and  cover¬ 
ed  with  2  ply  rubber  roofing,  10  years  guar¬ 
anteed,  or  we  will  ship  the  roof  sections 
without  roofing  on  and  furnish  the  best  grade 
of  asphalt  roll  roofing,  green  or  red,  slate 
covered.  This  adds  greatly  to  the  appearance 
as  the  slate  covering  would  be  rubbed  off  in  shipping, 
shown  in  cut  or  4  lights.  Rear  door  2-8xG-8  1 


but  we  cannot  ship  it  on 
ront  door  2-8x6-8  1%",  12  lights  as 

„  .  fitted  and  hung  complete  with  Corbin’s  hinges,  locks,  knobs  and  keys. 

WINDOWS — All  2-4x4-534  1  3€".  4  or  12  lights.  Sash  hung  and  fitted  complete. 
HARDWARE — All  necessary  bolts. 

PAINTING — Entire  house  painted  outside  with  one  heavy  coat  of  grey  priming  paint. 


ABSOLUTELY  NOTHING  FOR  YOU  TO  FURNISH  EXCEPT  A  FEW  HOURS 
TIME  TO  SET  UP  AND  THE  FOUNDATION  PIERS  OR  POSTS  TO  SET  IT  ON 


JUST  WHAT  YOU  HAVE  BEEN  LOOKING  FOR 


AN  Artcraft  Demountable  or  Portable  Cottage  for  circumstances  requiring  temporary  set-ups 
and  quick  removal  from  place  to  place. 

Artcraft  construction  provides  weather  and  heat  proof  walls — erection  and  demount¬ 
ing  without  tools — and  enlargement  and  remodeling  by  substitution  of  different  interchange¬ 
able  universal  sections  without  disturbing  any  other  parts  of  the  building. 

No  longer  any  need  to  depend  on  hotels  or  boarding  houses  for  your  summer  vacation  in 
the  country,  at  the  sea  shore,  or  lake.  Just  rent  a  small  strip  of  land  and  invest  in  the  popular- 
priced  SERRANO  PORTABLE.  You  can  put  it  up  yourself  in  short  order — and  if  you  desire 
to  go  somewhere  else  next  year,  it  can  be  taken  down  and  stored  in  a  small  space,  and  a  truck 
will  quickly  move  it  where  you  want  it  another  year. 

The  yearly  cost  of  a  SERRANO  PORTABLE — figure  it  to  last  only  ten  years  (and  it  will  last 
much  longer)  is  less  than  $50.00  a  year  and  is  certainly  a  low  cost  for  a  five-room  cottage.  You 
will  have  a  much  better  time  and  find  it  less  expensive  in  your  own  summer  cottage  than  to 
put  up  with  the  inconveniences  and  crowding  of  the  average  summer  hotel  during  the  busy 
summer  months. 

You  can  make  this  an  all-year-around  cottage  at  slight  additional  expense.  A  separate 
price  is  quoted  for  wall  board,  etc. 

Decide  now  on  a  SERRANO  PORTABLE;  it’*  the  best  tonic  obtainable  for  the  tired  business  man. 


THE  SYLVANDALE 

Ready-Cut,  by  Terry’s  Improved  System 

“The  Only  Practical  Preconstruction.” 

Seven  Rooms  and  Porches,  18  by  28  ft. 

Prices*  $666.39  Cash  with  Order 

On  Regular  Terms,  $687.00 


DESCRIPTION 


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glazed  and  puttied.  HARDWARE: — Locks  and  hinges 
flashing  and  valley  tin  as  required.  PAINT: — Two  coats 
FOR  TERMS  AN1)  GUARANTEE 


NOTEl — All  exposed  material  stirfaced 
four  sides,  all  dimension  and  framing -lumber 
strictly  No.  1  common,  all  cut-to-fit. 
SILLS: — 4x8"  with  2x3"  plate  notched  for 
2x6"  joists.  STUDS:— 2x3".  RAF¬ 
TERS:— 2x4".  FLOORING  AND 
PARTITIONS: — Strictly  sound,  No.  1 
Com.  Yellow  Pine,  tongued  and  grooved 
surfaced  two  sides.  Siding: — 1x6"  Drop 
siding,  No.  1  Com.  tongued  and 
grooved,  surfaced  two  sides.  ROOF 
SHEATHING: — 1x6"  common  surfaced 
two  sides,  laid  solid.  ROOFING: — 
Three-ply  asphalt,  covered  with  heavy 
coating  of  pulverized  slate,  red  or 
green.  15  years  life,  fire-proof  to  outside 
exposure,  rain  and  hail  proof.  FIN¬ 
ISH: — As  shown,  outside  base,  corner 
boards,  verge,  crown  mould,  porch 
beams,  posts,  etc.  DOORS: — Outside: 
— Glass  panel.  Inside  for  all  openings, 
5  X  Panel,  all  2-8x6-8".  WINDOWS:— 
As  shown,  fitted  with  locks,  1  1-4". 
for  all  doors,  complete  assortment  of  nails, 
outside,  best  ready-mixed  cottage  colors. 

SEE  ORDER  BLANK. 


JUST  AS  COMFORTABLE  AS  THE  CITY  HOUSE 


THERE  is  no  use  in  being  miserable  just  because  we  are  on  an  outing.  It  takes  away  all 
the  fun  when  we  don’t  have  room  enough  to  be  comfortable,  and  not  even  the  common 
conveniences  of  living.  THE  SYLVANDALE  has  accommodation  for  the  family  and 
week-end  guests  besides.  A  big  fireplace  for  log-fires  and  pop-corn  parties,  complete  dining¬ 
room  and  kitchen,  large  sleeping-porch  upstairs  and  another  one  downstairs  and  the  appearance 
is  just  as  neat  and  attractive  as  anyone  could  wish  for. 

The  price  is  very  reasonable,  and  with  all  material  cut-to-fit  the  cost  of  erecting  and  finish¬ 
ing  it  will  keep  the  cost  down  where  it  ought  to  be  for  an  ideal  outing  home  that  any  man  will 
be  proud  of  for  years  and  years. 


THE  SWANSEA 

Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System 

“The  Only  Practical  Preconstruction.” 


Seven  Rooms  and  Porch.  24  by  30  ft. 


Price,  $679.00  Cash  with  Order 

On  Regular  Terms,  $700.00 


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four  sides,  all  dimension  and  framing-lumber 
strictly  No.  1  common,  all  cut-to-fit. 
SILLS: — 4x8"  with  2x3"  plate  notched  for 
2x6"  joists.  STUDS: — 2x3".  RAF¬ 
TERS:— 2x4".  FLOORINGS  AND 
PARTITIONS: — Strictly  sound,  No.  1 
Com.  Yellow  Pine,  tonguedand  grooved, 
surfaced  two  sides.  Siding: —  1x6"  Drop¬ 
siding,  No.  1  Com.,  tongued  and 
grooved,  surfaced  two  sides.  ROOF 
SHEATHING: — 1x6"  common  surfaced 
two  sides,  laid  solid.  ROOFING: — 
Three  ply  asphalt,  covered  with  heavy 
coating  of  pulverized  slate,  red  or 
green.  15  years  life,  fire-proof  to  outside 
exposure,  rain  and  hail  proof.  FIN¬ 
ISH:— As  shown,  outside  base,  corner 
boards,  verge,  crown  mould,  porch 
beams,  posts,  etc.  DOORS: — Outside: 
— Glass  panel.  Inside  for  all  openings, 
5  X  Panel,  all  2-8x6-8".  WINDOWS:— 
As  shown,  fitted  with  locks,  1  1-4". 
glazed  and  puttied.  HARDWARE: — ■ 
flashing  and  valley  tin  as  required. 


Locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  complete  assortment  of  nails, 

PAINT: — Two  coats  outside,  best  ready-mixed  cottage  colors. 

FOR  TERMS  AND  GUARANTEE,  SEE  ORDER  BLANK. 


A  GENUINE  PLAY-HOUSE  FOR  GROWN-UPS 

A  Summer-cottage  should  not  be  just  a  place  to  get  in  out  of  the  rain.  There  are  lots  of 
cool  evenings  in  the  spring  and  fall  when  a  big  open  fire-place  with  lots  of  room  to  gather 
round  is  the  most  enjoyable  part  of  an  outing.  THE  SWANSEA  is  an  all-year-round  re¬ 
sort.  Just  as  comfortable  inside  as  out,  and  lots  of  us  like  a  quiet  corner  to  read  and  rest  even 
if  we  are  on  our  vacation.  We  can’t  be  in  the  woods  all  the  time,  and  lets  be  cozy  in-doors. 

The  big  living  room  is  open  from  floor  to  roof.  The  bed-rooms  upstairs  open  on  a  balcony 
with  winding  stairs  to  the  first  floor.  Patterned  after  the  old  English  banquet  halls,  THE 
SWANSEA  spells  heartiness  and  good  cheer  for  all  the  folks. 

Ready-cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System  it  will  go  together  almost  of  itself,  and  it  will  be 
stacks  of  fun  to  put  the  whole  “gang”  to  work  and  have  a  regular  old  fashioned  “house-raising” 
the  first  day  of  your  vacation.  You  can  do  it,  yourself.  Let  us  send  you  a  set  of  instructions 
to  show  you  how  simple  it  is. 


THE  SEA-GULL 

FOR  SPECIFICATIONS 
SEE  THE  SERRANO 

SIZE:  16  by  30  FEET 

Price,  $2  9  1.00  Cash 

On  Regular  Terms,  $300.00 

Practically  a  four  room  house 
with  large  storage  closet,  which 
can  be  used  for  toilet  and 
shower  bath  if  desired.  Just 
the  thing  for  one  family.  All 
the  conveniences  of  a  big 
house  at  much  less  cost. 

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READY-CUT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 

FOR  SUMMER  COTTAGE,  HUNTING 
LODGE  OR  INDUSTRIAL  COLONIES 
Built  of  good  sound  material.  Metal  or 
composition  roofing.  Strong  and  durable. 


Prices:  Net  Cash  with  order,  $235.00  $199.00 


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$160.00  $127.00 


THE  SHADYHILL 

A  COMBINATION  STORE,  HOME  AND  APARTMENT 


The  most  useful  building  ever  designed. 
Rooms  upstairs  can  be  rented  separately  or 
as  a  complete  apartment. 


READY-CUT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 
Price,  $123  1.90  Net  Cash 
On  Regular  Terms,  $1270.00 
COMPLETE  WITH  WALL  BOARD  OR  PLASTER  BOARD 


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THE  SURFSIDE 

Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Improved  System 


“The  Only  Practical  Preconstruction” 


PLAN  A 

5  Rooms  and  Porches  36  by  28  ft. 

Price  $678.03  Cash 

On  Regular  Terms,  $699.00 


PLAN  B 

3  Rooms  and  Porches 

Price  $388.00 

On  Regular  Terms,  $400.00 


DESCRIPTION 


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dimension  and  framing-lum¬ 
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cut-to-fit. 

SILLS: — 4x8"  with  2x3" 
plate  notched  for  2x6" 
joists.  STUDS: — 2x3". 
RAFTERS:— 2x4". 
FLOORING  AND  PAR¬ 
TITIONS: —  Strictly 
No.  1  Com.  Yellow  Pine, 
tongued  and  grooved,  sur¬ 
faced  two  sides.  SID¬ 
ING: — 1x6"  Dropsiding, 
No.  1  Com.,  tongued 
and  grooved,  surfaced  two 
sides.  ROOF  SHEATH¬ 
ING: — 1x6"  common  sur¬ 
faced  two  sides,  laid  solid. 
ROOFING: — Three  ply 
asphalt,  covered  with 
heavy  coating  of  pulver¬ 
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...  i  ,  ,  »  15  year  life,  fire-proof  to 

outside  exposure,  rain  and  hail  proof.  FINISH: — As  shown,  outside  base,  corner  boards,  verge,  crown 
mould,  porch  beams,  posts,  etc.  DOORS: — Outside:  Glass  panel,  inside  for  all  openings,  5  x'  Panel 
all  2-8x6-8".  WINDOWS: — As  shown,  fitted  with  locks,  check  rail,  1  1-4".  glazed  and  puttied.  HARD¬ 
WARE: — Locks  and  hinges  for  all  doors,  complete  assortment  of  nails,  flashing  and  valley  tin  as 
required.  PAINT: — Two  coats  outside,  besti ready-mixed  cottage  colors. 

FOR  TERMS  AND  GUARANTEE,  SEE  ORDER  BLANK 


PERFECTLY  FITS  ALL  OUTING  REQUIREMENTS 

THE  main  object  of  an  outing  is  fresh  air.  To  get  away  from  the  city  heat,  the  hot  pave¬ 
ments,  the  smoke-laden  atmosphere, — to  LIVE  outdoors.  Here  is  a  nifty  summer  cot¬ 
tage  that  just  fills  the  bill.  There  is  nearly  as  much  floor  space  on  the  hie  veranda  as 
indoors.  With  THE  SURFSIDE  the  whole  family  can  really  sleep,  eat  and  play  outdoors  and 
still  be  protected  from  the  sun,  rain  and  mosquitoes.  The  veranda  can  be  divided  and  screened 
off  in  any  desired  arrangement  for  complete  housekeeping  quarters  and  still  have  a  most  de¬ 
lightful  establishment  indoors  for  bad  weather  and  cold  nights. 

The  design  of  THE  SURFSIDE  is  particularly  appropriate  for  a  summer  cottage.  Cozy 
cool  and  inviting,  and  Artcraft  has  made  the  price  within  reach  of  any  one  appreciating  and 
desiring  the  best  for  the  purpose.  B 


THE  TREMONT 

GARAGE  OR  BOAT  HOUSE 


ABSOLUTELY  COMPLETE  EVERYTHING  CUT  TO  FIT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 


THE  LOWEST  STORAGE  RATES  IN  THE  WORLD 


WHAT  if  you  were  offered  a  guaranteed  100%  investment?  Safe  and  sound  security  that  you 
could  keep  in  your  own  possession  and  that  would  return  its  cost  in  the  first  year?  Here 
is  one  that  will  go  right  on  your  own  lot,  stay  there  for  years,  and  pay  its  cost  EVERY 
year.  Figure  the  cost  of  storing  your  car  in  a  public  garage,  add  the  little  adjustments  and 
care  that  you  would  like  to  give  the  car  yourself,  and  then  look  at  the  low  prices  on  THE  TRE¬ 
MONT.  How  does  it  figure  out?  Might  as  well  send  us  the  order  now,  we  don’t  give  coupons 
nor  bonds  but  will  ship  the  whole  thing,  subject  to  your  approval.  Ready-cut  on  Terry’s  Sys¬ 
tem,  your  boy  can  put  it  up  after  school  and  have  lots  of  fun  doing  it. 


SPECIFICATIONS 

PLATES  AND  ROOF  TRUSS:— 2x4"  No.  1  Com.  SIDING  AND  DOORS:— Strictly  No.  1  Com.  Solid 
sound  and  weather-proof.  ROOFING: — Three-ply,  ten  year,  asphalt-fibre,  laid  on  solid,  sheathing 
WINDOWS  FOR  BOTH  SIDES: — Casement  sash  to  slide  up,  glazed  and  puttied.  HARDWARE: — 
Thumb  latch  and  padlock,  foot  and  head  holt,  side  locks  for  windows,  anchor  bolts  for  foundation, 
complete  assortment  of  nails.  PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready-mixed  barn  paint  for  two  coats  outside 


ALL  LUMBER  FRAMED  AND  FITTED,  READY  TO  NAIL  IN  PLACE  PRICES 


All  Cash  Shipped  on 


Style 

Width  Length 

Will  Accomodate 

with  Order 

approval 

A. 

8  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  Car  ..... 

$67.90 

$70.00 

B. 

8  ft. 

16  ft. 

Large  car,  or  small  car  and  work  bench  . 

$73.72 

$76.00 

C. 

8  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car  and  work  bench 

.  $82.45 

$85.00 

D. 

10  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  ...... 

$71.78 

$74.00 

E. 

10  ft. 

16  ft. 

Large  car,  or  small  car  and  work  bench  . 

$83.42 

$86.00 

F. 

10  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car  and  work  bench 

$95.06 

$98.00 

G. 

12  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  and  storage  closets 

.  $78.57 

$81.00 

H. 

12  ft. 

16  ft. 

Small  car,  closets  and  work  bench,  or  large 

car  and 

storage  closets  .... 

.  $89.24 

$92.00 

J. 

12  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car,  closets  and  bench 

.  $99.91 

$103.00 

Bishopric  Board  for  Stucco  walls  furnished  in  place  of  siding  at  same  prices. 


THE  TOLLAND 

GARAGE  OR  BOAT  HOUSE 


ABSOLUTELY  COMPLETE.  EVERYTHING  CUT  TO  FIT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 

SNUG,  STURDY  AND  ECONOMICAL 


THE  type  of  construction  shown  in  THE  TOLLAND  represents  excellent  value  for  the  money. 
The  walls  are  framed  and  sided  in  exactly  the  same  manner  and  with  the  same  quality 
of  material  as  our  higher-priced  designs  and  the  sturdy,  substantial  hip-roof  with  solid 
box  cornice  affords  a  saving  of  material  that  is  closely  reflected  in  the  prices  quoted,  and  gives 
even  a  stronger  structure  than  any  other  style.  There  is  also  a  small  saving  in  the  solid  doors, 
which  has  helped  to  reduce  the  price,  making  it  altogether  an  investment  for  the  car  owner 
that  will  produce  big  returns  in  money,  pleasure  and  convenience.  With  all  material  Ready- 
Cut  on  the  first  practical  method  of  pre-construction,  it  will  be  a  regular  picnic  to  knock  it 
together  on  a  couple  of  Saturday  afternoons.  Artcraft  plans  and  instructions  won’t  let  you 
go  astray. 

SPECIFICATIONS 

CORNER  POSTS  AND  DOOR  POSTS:— 4x4"  No.  1  Com.  PLATES:— 2x4"  No.  1  Com.  STUDS 
AND  RAFTERS: — 2x4"  No.  1  Com,  24"  on  centers.  SIDING: — Clear  1x6"  Dropsiding,  dressed 
and  matched.  ROOFING: — Red  or  green  slate-surface  asphalt  roofing,  laid  on  solid  sheathing,  or 
5  to  2"-16"  Red  Cedar  shingles  on  open  sheathing.  CORNICE  SIDING: — 1"  dressed,  matched 
and  beaded,  laid  solid.  CORNER  BOARDS,  BELT  AND  OUTSIDE  CASINGS:— Clear  Pine 
or  Redwood.  DOORS: — Special  garage  pattern  as  shown,  1%  thick,  solid  rails,  chamfered  cross 
bars,  clear  Washington  Fir.  WINDOWS: — Sides  and  end,  casement  sash,  sliding  up,  glazed,  puttied 
and  fitted  HARDWARE: — Special  garage  door  set,  double-bitted  lock,  foot  and  head  bolt,  heavy, 
ornamental  strap  hinges,  and  thumb  latch.  Locks  for  windows,  complete  assortment  of  nails  and 
anchor  bolts  for  cement  foundation.  PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  for  two  coats  outside. 
Choice  of  colors,  body  and  trim. 

ALL  LUMBER  FRAMED  AND  FITTED,  READY  TO  NAIL  IN  PLACE  PRICES 


Cash  with  Shipped  on 


Style 

Width  Length 

Will  Accommodate 

Order 

Approval 

A. 

8  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  .  .  .  .  • 

• 

• 

$107.67 

$1 1 1.00 

B. 

8  ft. 

16  ft. 

Large  car,  or  small  car  and  work  bench 

• 

. 

$120.28 

$124.00 

C. 

8  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car  and  work  bench 

• 

• 

$133.86 

$138.00 

G. 

12  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  and  storage  closets 

• 

• 

$116.40 

$120.00 

H. 

12  ft. 

16  ft. 

Small  car,  closets  and  work  bench,  or  large  car 

and 

closets  .. 

• 

» 

$134.83 

$139.00 

J. 

12  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car,  closets  and  work  bench  . 

• 

• 

$145.50 

$150.00 

K. 

16  ft. 

16  ft. 

Two  small  cars  and  bench,  or  two  large 

cars 

• 

$169.75 

$175.00 

L. 

16  ft. 

20  ft. 

Two  large  cars  and  benches  . 

. 

• 

$193.03 

$199.00 

M. 

20  ft. 

20  ft. 

Two  large  cars,  benches  and  closets 

• 

• 

$216.31 

$223.00 

Bishopric  Board  for  Stucco  walls  furnished  in  place  of  siding  at  no  extra  cost. 
Garages  16  ft.  and  over  for  two  cars  have  two  sets  of  double  doors. 


THE  THORNDYKE 


GARAGE  OR  BOAT  HOUSE 


ABSOLUTELY  COMPLETE.  EVERYTHING  CUT  TO  FIT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 


REAL  ARCHITECTURAL  DESIGN  IN  A  GARAGE 


HERE  is  something  that  everyone  has  been  looking  for.  A  complete,  low-priced,  ready-cut 
garage,  with  real  architectural  lines.  Something  that  will  really  look  well  with  any 
home.  That  will  ADD  to  the  appearance  of  any  grounds  instead  of  spoiling  an  otherwise 
well-planned  general  effect.  Artcraft  methods  make  this  beauty  available,  all  ready  to  put 
together  at  no  more  cost  than  the  bare  material  for  a  common  shed.  A  car  owner  can  not 
afford  to  pay  storage  in  a  public  garage  when  he  can  buy  THE  THORNDYKE  at  the  prices  quoted 
and  erect  it  himself  in  one  week-end. 


SPECIFICATIONS 

CORNER  POSTS  AND  DOOR  POSTS:— 4x4"  No.  1  Com.  PLATES:— 2x4"  No.  1  Com.  STUDS 
2x3".  RAFTERS: — 2x4"  No.  1  Com,  24"  on  centers.  SIDING: — Clear  1x6"  Drop  siding,  dressed 
and  matched.  ROOFING: — -Red  or  green  slate-surface  asphalt  roofing,  laid  on  solid  sheathing,  or 
5  to  2"-16"  Red  Cedar  shingles  on  open  sheathing.  CORNICE  SIDING:— l"  dressed,  matched 
and  beaded,  laid  solid  CORNER  BOARDS,  BELT  AND  OUTSIDE  CASINGS:— Clear  Pine 
or  Redwood.  DOORS: — Special  garage  pattern  as  shown,  1%  thick,  solid  rails,  chamfered  cross 
bars,  clear  Washington  Fir.  WINDOWS: — Both  sides  casement  sash,  sliding  up,  glazed,  puttied 
and  fitted.  HARDWARE: — Special  garage  door  set,  double-bitted  lock,  foot  and  head  bolt,  heavy, 
ornamenal  strap  hinges,  and  thumb  latch.  Locks  for  windows,  complete  assortment  of  nails  and 
anchor  bolts  for  cement  foundation.  PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  for  two  coats  outside. 
Choice  of  colors,  body  and  trim. 


ALL  LUMBER  FRAMED  AND  FITTED,  READY  TO  NAIL  IN  PLACE 


PRICES 


Style  Width  Length  Will  Accommodate 


Cash  Shipped  on 
with  Order  approval 


A. 

8  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  Car  ..... 

$118.34 

B. 

8  ft. 

16  ft. 

Large  car,  or  small  car  and  work  bench  .  . 

$135.83 

C. 

8  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car  and  work  bench  .... 

$169.75 

D. 

10  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  ....... 

$126.10 

E. 

10  ft. 

16  ft. 

Large  car,  or  small  car  and  work  bench  . 

$138.71 

F. 

10  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car  and  work  bench  .... 

$156.17 

G. 

12  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  and  storage  closets  .  .  . 

$141.62 

H. 

12  ft. 

16  ft. 

Small  car,  closets  and  work  bench,  or  large  car  and 
storage  closets  ..... 

$152.29 

J. 

12  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car,  closets  and  bench  .... 

$180.42 

$122.00 

$140.00 

$175.00 

$130.00 

$143.00 

$161.00 

$146.00 

$157.00 

$186.00 


Bishopric  Board  for  Stucco  walls  furnished  in  place  of  siding  at  same  prices. 


BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


THE  TYRINGHAM 

GARAGE  OR  BOAT  HOUSE 

ABSOLUTELY  COMPLETE.  EVERYTHING  CUT  TO  FIT  BY  TERRY’S  IMPROVED  SYSTEM 


SOMETHING  DIFFERENT— A  MANOR-BUILT  GARAGE 


THE  TYRINGHAM  represents  what  is  possible  in  garage  design  by  getting  away  from  old- 
fashioned  methods  and  the  old-fashioned  idea  that  a  garage  is  nothing  but  a  shed  stuck 
in  the  backyard  to  keep  the  rain  off  the  motor.  THE  TYRINGHAM  is  a  real  decoration 
for  any  lawn,  and  for  any  home-scape,  and  costs  no  more  than  the  old  sheds  we  used  to  use. 
A  few  months’  storage  bills  will  pay  for  it  and  any  man  who  can  care  for  a  car,  can  put  it  up 
in  a  few  hours  under  the  simple  Artcraft  methods  of  erection. 


SPECIFICATIONS 

CORNER  POSTS  AND  DOOR  POSTS:— 4x4"  No.  1  Com.  PLATES:— 2x4"  No.  1  Com.  STUDS 
2x3",  RAFTERS: — 2x4"  No.  1  Com,  24"  on  centers  SIDING: — Clear  1x6"  Dropsiding,  dressed 
and  matched.  ROOFING: — Red  or  green  slate-surface  asphalt  roofing,  laid  on  solid  sheathing,  or 
5  to  2"-16"  Red  Cedar  shingles  on  open  sheathing.  CORNICE  SIDING: — 1"  dressed,  matched 
and  beaded,  laid  solid.  CORNER  BOARDS,  BELT  AND  OUTSIDE  CASINGS:— Clear  Pine 
or  Redwood.  DOORS: — Special  garage  pattern  as  shown,  1%  thick,  solid  rails,  chamfered  cross 
bars,  clear  Washington  Fir.  WINDOWS: — Sides  and  end,  casement  sash,  sliding  up,  glazed,  puttied 
and  fitted.  HARDWARE: — Special  garage  door  set,  double-bitted  lock,  foot  and  head  bolt,  heavy, 
ornamental  strap  hinges,  and  thumb  latch.  Locks  for  windows,  complete  assortment  of  nails  and 
anchor  bolts  for  cement  foundation.  PAINT: — Best  quality,  ready  mixed,  for  two  coats  outside. 
Choice  of  colors,  body  and  trim. 

ALL  LUMBER  FRAMED  AND  FITTED,  READY  TO  NAIL  IN  PLACE  PRICES 


Cash  with  Shipped  on 


Style 

Width  Length 

Will  Accommodate 

Order 

Approval 

A. 

8  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  ..... 

•  • 

$118.34 

$122.00 

B. 

8  ft. 

16  ft. 

Large  car,  or  small  car  and  work  bench 

• 

$134.83 

$139.00 

C. 

8  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car  and  work  bench 

•  . 

$149.38 

$154.00 

G. 

12  ft. 

12  ft. 

Small  car  and  storage  closets 

• 

$129.98 

$134.00 

H. 

12  ft. 

16  ft. 

Small  car,  closets  and  work  bench,  or  large  car  and 

closets  ..... 

.  . 

$153.26 

$158.00 

J. 

12  ft. 

20  ft. 

Large  car,  closets  and  work  bench  . 

• 

$163.93 

$169.00 

K. 

16  ft. 

16  ft. 

Two  small  cars  and  bench,  or  two  large 

cars 

$212.43 

$219.00 

L. 

16  ft. 

20  ft. 

Two  large  cars  and  benches  . 

•  • 

$223.10 

$230.00 

M. 

20  ft. 

20  ft. 

Two  large  cars,  benches  and  closets 

•  • 

$240.56 

$248.00 

Bishopric  Board  for  Stucco  walls  furnished  in  place  of  siding  at  no  extra  cost. 
Garages  16  ft.  and  wider  for  two  cars,  have  two  sets  of  double  doors. 


THE  WATERFORD 


ARTCRAFT  BARNS 

BARNS  are  no  longer  constructed  by  the 
old  methods  of  building  anything  to 
get  a  cover. 

Scientific  methods  of  farming  have  extend¬ 
ed  even  to  the  construction  of  the  farm  build¬ 
ings  and  the  modern  farmer  demands  more 
room,  better  ventilation,  less  cost  of  erection 
than  before. 

Artcraft  Barns  follow  the  details  of  con¬ 
struction  and  erection  adopted  by  the  Agri¬ 
cultural  Departments  of  the  various  states 
and  the  nation.  Ready-Cut  by  Terry’s  Im¬ 
proved  System  they  can  be  erected  in  one 
third  the  time  required  to  saw  and  fit  every 
piece.  This  means  an  enormous  saving  in 
the  final  cost  of  the  building  made  possible 
only  by  these  methods. 

Artcraft  material  is  selected  especially  for 
this  purpose,  and  is  sound,  strong,  durable 
and  weatherproof.  Just  what  is  necessary  in 
buildings  of  this  kind.  You  can  inspect  every 
bit  of  it  before  paying  for  it.  See  our  terms 
and  guarantee  on  the  order  blank. 


All  Material  Ready-cut- to-fit 

SPECIFICATIONS 

FRAMING  MATERIAL: — As  shown,  truss 
every  rafter,  all  strictly  No.  1  Com. 

SIDING: — Strictly  No.  1  Com.  Dressed  and 
matched  dropsiding. 

ROOF: — 1  inch  boards,  laid  solid,  covered 
with  3  ply,  ten  year  composition  roofing 
or, — 1  inch  boards  covered  with  Clear  16" 
Wash.  Red  Cedar  shingles.  ALL  HARD¬ 
WARE,  NAILS,  PAINT  DOORS  AND  WIN¬ 
DOWS. 

CEMENT  FLOOR  NOT  FURNISHED. 

PRICES 

Lengths  24  ft.  36  ft.  48  ft.  60  ft. 

Barn  24  ft.  wide  $625  $738  $908  $1076 

Add  $155.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length 

Barn  32  ft.  wide  $656  $798  $1038  $1228 

Add  $175.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length 

Barn  36  ft.  wide  $731  $941  $1153  $1361 

Add  $190.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length 

PRICES  SUBJECT  TO  3%  DISCOUNT  FOR 
ALL  CASH  WITH  ORDER. 


THE  WILLOW  RANCH 


STYLE  A 


All  Material  Ready-cut-to-fit 

FRAMING  MATERIAL:- — As  shown,  strictly  No.  1 
Common.  Trusses  as  shown  every  12  ft. 
SIDING: — No.  1  Com.  Dressed  and  matched. 
Cove  dropsiding. 

ROOF: — 1"  Boards  laid  solid,  covered  with  3  ply 
10  year  composition  roofing,  or  1"  boards  cov¬ 
ered  with  16"  Clear  Wash.  Red  Cedar 
Shingles. 

All  Hardware,  doors,  windows,  nails,  paint 
for  two  coats. 

CEMENT  FLOOR  NOT  FURNISHED. 

PRICE:— STYLE  A 

Length  24  ft.  36  ft.  48  ft.  60  ft. 

Barn  24  ft.  wide  $657  $817  $984  $1149 

Add  $172.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length. 

Barn  32  ft.  wide  $748  $942  $1134  $1326 

Add  $192.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length. 

Barn  36  ft.  wide  $840  $1042  $1246  $1624 

Add  $202.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length. 
PRICES  SUBJECT  TO  3%  DISCOUNT  FOR  CASH 
WITH  ORDER. 

STYLE  B 

With  Mowfloor  and  Truss  Every  Rafter 
Length  24  ft.  36  ft.  48  ft.  60  ft. 

Barn  24  ft.  wide  $766  $985  $1204  $1422 

Add  $219.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length. 

Barn  32  ft.  wide  $990  $1275  $1561  $1846 

Add  $285.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length. 

Barn  36  ft.  wide  $1066  $1368  $1669  $1971 

Add  $301.00  for  every  additional  12  ft.  in  length. 
PRICES  SUBJECT  TO  3%  DISCOUNT  FOR  CASH 
WITH  ORDER. 

We  will  furnish  stalls,  ventilating  systems  and 
other  accessories  to  fit  any  desired  arrangement. 
Write  for  prices. 


CORBIN  LOCK  SETS 


Princeton  Design 


FOR 

ARTCRAFT 

HOMES 


Lock  Sets 
For 

Front  Doors 


Anvers  Design 


THE  Hardware  used  in  Artcraft  Homes  is  artistic  in  design,  the  mo¬ 
tives  being  simple  and  in  accordance  with  the  modern  desire  to 
secure  an  effect  of  elegance  without  an  excess  of  decorative  detail.  In 
Princeton  design  the  beauty  consists  of  graceful  outline  and  fine  propor¬ 
tions.  In  the  Anvers  design  the  plainness  of  the  raised  border  and  central 
panel  is  relieved  by  the  finely  modeled  ornamentation  at  the  ends  of  the 
escutcheon  and  a  delicately  formed  border  on  the  knob.  In  both  instances 
the  impression  given  is  one  of  strength  and  solidity, 

The  dull  or  satin  finish  in  brass  is  the  one  most  approved  for  homes  of 
distinctive  taste,  and  is  the  one  adopted  for  Artcraft  Homes,  either  with 
an  antique  or  old  brass  effect  with  darkened  edges  or  in  a  uniform  even 
tint.  The  finish  is  lasting  and  not  easily  affected  by  hard  wear  or  long 
wear. 


ARTCRAFT  2-PANEL  DOOR 

Panels,  also  stiles,  are  3-ply 
non-warping  rotary  cut  veneer, 
showing  a  beautiful  figure 


ARTCRAFT  5X  PANEL  DOOR 

With  cabinet  trim  of  clear  North 
Carolina  Pine.  No  other  wood  will 
take  such  a  variety  of  stains  as 
N.  C.  Pine 


ARTCRAFT 


BOOKCASE 


COLONNADE 


With  leaded  glass 
doors;  opposite 
side  is  panelled. 

Columns  fur¬ 
nished  either 
square  or  round. 


ARTCRAFT  BUNGALOW  DOOR 

showing  outside  door  frame  with  lJix5 
clear  redwood  casing  and  heavy  moulded 
cap,  jambs  1 W  rabbeted  N.  C.  Pine, 
threshold  1"  hardwood  all  clear 


ARTCRAFT  BUNGALOW  DOOR 

from  inside  showing  beautiful  grain 
of  panel  and  cabinet  trim  of  clear 
North  Carolina  Pine 


Columns 
furnished  either 
square  or  round 


ARTCRAFT 

PEDESTAL 

COLONNADE 


AN  ARTCRAFT  INTERIOR 

Showing  Beamed  Ceilings,  Colonnade  and^Built-in  China  Closet 


Finally 


THE  business  structure  of  the  world  is  built  oil  Confidence.  Our  one 
aim  in  business  is  to  merit  your  confidence,  The  first  step  is  the 
initial  order,  this  is  your  step ;  ours  follows  and  our  structure  is  started. 
Our  endeavor  is  to  handle  only  the  best — no  better  than  a  great 
many  others,  but  the  equal  of  any.  We  live  strictly  up  to  our  obliga¬ 
tions — we  don't  side  step  on  telling  the  story  as  it  is,  whether  pleasant  or 
otherwise. 

OUR  SERVICE  DEPARTMENT  is  at  your  command.  We  will 
give  you  real,  practical  help  and  suggestions  that  will  make  your  build¬ 
ing  operations  less  expensive  for  you.  Our  experience  in  planning  and 
building  is  at  your  disposal. 

WE  EXTEND  TO  YOU  a  most  cordial  invitation  to  visit  us  at  our 
Pittsfield  offices  and  mill.  We  are  always  glad  to  welcome  our  customers 
and  prospective  customers  and  to  offer  them  every  opportunity  to  learn 
at  first  hand  all  the  facts  about  our  goods. 

We  don't  want  business  that  we  cannot  handle  as  you  wish  it  handled 
— our  goal  is  your  confidence. 

PROMPT  SERVICE— SATISFACTION  GUARANTEED 

TELEPHONE  566 

BERKSHIRE  LUMBER  CO.,  PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


AVHRY 

UBPARY 


NV120O. 


The  Pittsfield  National  Bank, 
of  Pittsfield,  Mass. 

CAPITAL  $  300,000. 

GEO.  H. ITJC KEF, PRESIDENT.  “WF. HAWKIN' S ,  VICE  PRESIDENT. 

ED  SOU  BONNEY,  CASHIER. 

Pittsfield .Mass,  December  15,  1916 

TO  WHOM  IT  MAY  CONCEM: 

We  take  great  pleasure  in  testi¬ 
fying  to  the  business  integrity  and  general 
responsibility  of  the  Berkshire  Lumber  Com¬ 
pany,  They  enjoy  the  highest  credit  and 
keep  all  of  their  bills  discounted.  We 
feel  that  any  prospective  customers  may  have 
no  hesitancy  in  sending  the  money  to  them  with 
their  orders  as  we  understand  that  if  the  goods 
are  not  entirely  satisfactory  they  may  return 
at  shipper Ts  expense  and  the  money  will  be  prompt 
iy  refunded , 


Yours  very  truly. 


